Association between anxiety and depression with sociodemographic characteristics of the respondents (n=169)
| Characteristics | Anxiety | Depression | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | p Value | Mean (SD) | p Value | |
| Gender | ||||
| Male | 7.0 (3.5) | 7.1 (3.5) | ||
| Female | 6.8 (3.0) | 0.737 | 6.6 (3.1) | 0.345 |
| Age (years) | ||||
| <50 | 6.4 (2.7) | 6.3 (2.9) | ||
| ≥50 | 9.1 (4.6) | <0.001 | 9.2 (4.0) | <0.001 |
| Ethnicity | ||||
| Malay | 6.5 (3.8) | 6.9 (3.1) | ||
| Chinese | 6.6 (2.4) | 5.9 (2.9) | ||
| Indian | 8.4 (4.2) | 0.035 | 9.8 (3.5) | <0.001 |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 6.7 (2.7) | 6.9 (2.9) | ||
| Married | 7.0 (3.6) | 0.601 | 6.8 (3.6) | 0.894 |
| Highest education level | ||||
| High school | 7.5 (4.0) | 7.7 (3.7) | ||
| Tertiary education | 6.4 (2.5) | 0.037 | 6.2 (2.9) | 0.006 |
| Residence | ||||
| Urban | 6.8 (2.9) | 6.7 (3.1) | ||
| Rural | 7.2 (4.5) | 0.569 | 7.6 (3.9) | 0.125 |
| Monthly household income (MYR) | ||||
| <3000 | 7.5 (4.4) | 8.7 (3.6) | ||
| ≥3000 | 6.6 (2.6) | 0.090 | 6.0 (2.8) | <0.001 |
| Current employment status | ||||
| Employed | 6.6 (3.2) | 6.4 (3.3) | ||
| Unemployed | 7.6 (3.4) | 0.078 | 7.9 (3.2) | 0.007 |