Table 1 Basic characteristics of the participants.
Variables | Category | Before the COVID-19 pandemic | During the COVID-19 pandemic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Depression (Yes) | Depression (No) | Total | Depression (Yes) | Depression (No) | ||
N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | N(%) | ||
Total | 69,124(100.0) | 3164(4.7) | 65,960(95.3) | 71,317(100.0) | 3208(4.9) | 68,109(95.1) | |
Age group | 65–74 | 36,159(57.0) | 1121(3.2) | 35,038(96.8) | 38,409(58.3) | 1169(3.4) | 37,240(96.6) |
75–84 | 27,494(36.5) | 1536(6.2) | 25,958(93.8) | 26,442(34.0) | 1450(6.3) | 24,992(93.7) | |
85+ | 5471(6.6) | 507(9.9) | 4964(90.1) | 6466(7.7) | 589(10.2) | 5877(89.8) | |
Sex | Male | 28,635(44.4) | 825(3.2) | 27,810(96.8) | 30,005(44.8) | 871(3.3) | 29,134(96.7) |
Female | 40,489(55.6) | 2339(5.9) | 38,150(94.1) | 41,312(55.2) | 2337(6.2) | 38,975(93.8) | |
Education | Below High school graduation | 53,713(68.1) | 2769(5.6) | 50,944(94.4) | 52,387(63.1) | 2725(6.1) | 49,662(93.9) |
High school graduation and above | 15,411(31.9) | 395(2.9) | 15,016(97.1) | 18,930(36.9) | 483(2.9) | 18,447(97.1) | |
Monthly income | Under 4 million won | 54,626(78.1) | 2756(5.2) | 51,870(94.8) | 54,244(75.9) | 2681(5.5) | 51,563(94.5) |
4 million won and more | 14,498(21.9) | 408(3.0) | 14,090(97.0) | 17,073(24.1) | 527(3.1) | 16,546(96.9) | |
Occupation | Yes | 27,654(30.2) | 606(2.0) | 27,048(98.0) | 29,305(31.4) | 599(1.9) | 28,706(98.1) |
No | 41,470(69.8) | 2558(5.9) | 38,912(94.1) | 42,012(68.6) | 2609(6.3) | 39,403(93.7) | |
Marital status | Live together (Married) | 44,055(66.3) | 1460(3.5) | 42,595(96.5) | 44,574(64.7) | 1429(3.4) | 43,145(96.6) |
Separated (Single or Divorced/Widowed) | 25,069(33.7) | 1704(7.1) | 23,365(92.9) | 26,743(35.3) | 1779(7.6) | 24,964(92.4) | |
The presence of hypertension or diabetes mellitus | Yes | 42,515(61.4) | 2108(5.2) | 40,407(94.8) | 44,335(61.0) | 2199(5.5) | 42,136(94.5) |
No | 26,609(38.6) | 1056(4.1) | 25,553(95.9) | 26,982(39.0) | 1009(4.0) | 25,973(96.0) | |
Urbanity | Rural | 52,813(57.7) | 2393(4.7) | 50,420(95.3) | 53,850(56.9) | 2359(4.9) | 51,491(95.1) |
Urban | 16,311(42.3) | 771(4.7) | 15,540(95.3) | 17,467(43.1) | 849(4.9) | 16,618(95.1) | |
