Prevalence of depression in Parkinson’s disease patients in Ethiopia

Table 1 Frequency distributions of sociodemographic characteristics of study subjects, Black Lion Hospital and Zewuditu Memorial Hospital

Variables	Depressed		Not depressed
Variables	Frequency	Proportion	Frequency	Proportion	P-value
Handedness
Right	56	96.6%	43	100
Left	2	3.4%	-	-	0.5
Total	58		43
Age
<50	11	19.0%	8	18.6
50-59	9	15.5%	10	23.3
60-69	17	29.3%	17	39.5
70-79	17	29.3%	7	16.3
80 and above	4	6.9%	1	2.3
Total	58		43
Mean ± SD	63.94 ± 12.06		60.13 ± 9.20		0.087
Gender
Female	18	31.0	13	30.2	1.0
Male	40	69.0	30	69.8
Total	58		43
Marital status
Married	39	67.2	36	83.7
Separated/divorced	6	10.3	-	-	0.03
Widowed	13	22.4	7	16.3	0.33
Total	58		43
Employment
Employed	12	20.7	14	32.6	0.25
Unemployed	46	79.3	29	67.4
Housewife	10	21.7	7	24.1	1.0
Retired	20	43.5	14	48.3	0.84
Out of job	16	34.8	8	27.6	0.81
Total	58		43
Education
No formal education	29	50.0	13	30.2
Primary	18	31.0	10	23.3	0.80
Secondary	6	10.3	12	27.9	0.02
More than secondary	5	8.6	8	18.6	0.06
Total	58		43
Monthly income (USD)
<300	33	56.9	12	27.9
300-600	14	24.1	13	30.2	0.08
600-900	5	8.6	7	16.3	0.08
>900	6	10.4	11	25.6	0.01
Total	58		43
Recent major life events
Yes	4	6.9	1	2.3	0.40
No	54	93.1	42	97.7
Total	58		43
Previous history of depression
Yes	2	3.4	-	-	1.0
No	56	96.6	43	100
Total	58		43
First degree family history of depression					1.0
Yes	3	5.2	2	5.2
No	55	94.8	41	94.8
Total	58		43
Age at onset
<50	15	25.9	15	34.9	0.44
50-59	20	34.5	12	27.9
60-69	12	20.7	13	30.2	0.30
>70	11	19.0	3	7.0	0.33
Total	58	100	43	100
Medication(s) taken/taking
Carbidopa-Levodopa	54	40.3	35	49.3	0.12
Trihexyphenidyl	29	21.6	19	26.8	0.69
Antidepressant	1	1.7	2	4.7	0.57

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