Table 1 Socio- demographic characteristics of the study groups, Eastern Ethiopia, 2021
Characteristics | Psychiatric patients Number = 96 Number (%) | Non-psychiatric patients Number = 96 Number (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | 0.561** |
 Male | 55 (57.3%) | 56 (58.3%) |  |
 Female | 41 (42.7%) | 40 (41.7%) |  |
Age (mean ± SD) | 37.18 ± 12.59 | 36.59 ± 13.56 | 0.754** |
Educational status | Â | Â | 0.076* |
 No formal education | 45 (46.9%) | 26 (27.1%) |  |
 Primary education | 3 (3.1%) | 6 (6.3%) |  |
 Secondary education | 17 (17.7%) | 21 (21.9%) |  |
 College & above | 31 (32.2%) | 43 (44.8%) |  |
Marital status | Â | Â | 0.743* |
 Single/unmarried | 35 (36.5%) | 33 (34.4%) |  |
 Married | 12 (12.5%) | 33 (34.4%) |  |
 Divorced/separated/died | 12 (12.5%) | 13 (13.5%) |  |
Residence | Â | Â | 0.009* |
 Rural | 59 (61.5%) | 41 (42.7%) |  |
 Urban | 37 (38.5%) | 55 (57.3%) |  |
Employment | Â | Â | 0.061* |
 Unemployed | 72 (75.0%) | 36 (37.5%) |  |
 Employed | 24 (25.0%) | 60 (62.5%) |  |
Ever smoked | Â | Â | 0.86* |
 No | 79 (82.3%) | 82 (85.4%) |  |
 Yes | 17 (17.7%) |  |  |
Ever Alcohol Intake | Â | Â | 0.401* |
 No | 70 (72.9%) | 75 (78.1%) |  |
 Yes | 26 (27.1%) | 21 (21.9%) |  |
Regular physical activity | Â | Â | 0.521* |
 Yes | 39 (40.6%) | 29 (30.2%) |  |
 No | 57 (59.4%) | 67 (69.8%) |  |
Family history of hypertension | Â | Â | 0.082* |
 Yes | 36 (37.5%) | 13 (13.5%) |  |
 No | 69 (71.9%) | 83 (86.5%) |  |
Family history of diabetes | Â | Â | 0.013* |
 Yes | 27 (28.1%) | 13 (13.5%) |  |
 No | 68 (70.8%) | 83 (86.5%) |  |