Table 2 The relationship between mean BDI scores and study variables among mothers studied
From: Depression in mothers of children with thalassemia or blood malignancies: a study from Iran
Variable | Beck Depression Inventory score (Mean ± sd) | P value |
|---|---|---|
Marital status | ||
Married | 16.9 ± 10.8 | |
Divorced | 28.6 ± 9.6 | > 0.05 |
widow | 22.0 ± 7.1 | |
Educational Status | ||
Illiterate | 19.8 ± 10.2 | |
Primary education | 19.1 ± 11.7 | |
Guidance school | 15.9 ± 10.6 | > 0.05 |
Diploma | 15.2 ± 8.7 | |
Associate diploma | 22.5 ± 15.1 | |
BS/BA | 17 ± 17.2 | |
Living status of (mothers') parents at the age of 12 | > 0.05 | |
Mother passed away, father alive | 21.8 ± 8.1 | |
Father passed away, mother alive | 18.3 ± 11.6 | |
Both parents passed away | 36.5 ± 17.6 | |
Both parents alive | 16.9 ± 10.6 | |
Subjects with positive past history of depression | 22.5 ± 2.1 | > 0.05 |
Subjects with positive family history of depression | 20.4 ± 14.2 | > 0.05 |