Prevalence of depressive disorders in Rasht, Iran: A community based study

Table 3 Demographic and socio-economic characteristics of subjects with BDI score ≥ 20

Variables	(BDI score ≥ 20) depressive symptoms
	No	%	p-value
Gender			<0.001
female	461	65.85
male	239	34.15
Socio-economic class (score)			<0.001
high-class (19–25)	2	0.28
middle-class (12–18)	87	12.43
low-class (5–11)	611	87.29
Marital status			<0.01
single	274	39.15
married	235	33.57
others	193	27.58
Educational level			<0.001
illiterate/elementary school	136	19.42
guidance/high-school	266	38
diploma/associate degrees	258	36.86
bachelor/higher	40	5.72
Age (yrs)			<0.001
15–30	388	55.42
31–39	119	17
over 40	193	27.58