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Table 3 Subgroup analysis of depression and anxiety of RBD patients and caregivers

From: Prevalence of depression and anxiety, and their relationship to social support among patients and family caregivers of rare bone diseases

Factors

Depression scores, mean (SD)

Anxiety scores, mean (SD)

Patients (n = 71)

Caregivers (n = 121)

Patients (n = 71)

Caregivers (n = 121)

Gender

 Male

6.77(5.98)

11.88(8.48)

5.04(5.09)

11.00(8.03)

 Female

9.00(6.39)

11.55(7.05)

7.98(5.91)

10.43(6.43)

 P-value

0.151

0.868

0.038

0.748

Education status

 ≤ Middle school

10.42(6.32)

13.76(6.98)

8.97(6.00)

12.07(6.55)

 Senior high school

6.30(4.95)

9.91(7.75)

4.00(3.62)

8.95(6.92)

 ≥ Bachelor's degree

5.72(5.72)

9.44(6.48)

5.12(5.15)

9.14(6.12)

 P-value

0.003

0.002

0.007

0.022

Monthly income

 ≤ ¥2000

10.13(5.35)

14.32(6.54)

8.18(5.18)

12.45(6.26)

 ¥2000–5000

7.52(6.48)

11.24(7.47)

6.00(5.75)

10.50(6.97)

 ≥ ¥5000

6.82(6.77)

9.30(6.57)

6.61(6.31)

8.41(5.70)

 P-value

0.072

0.007

0.317

0.018

Employment status

 Employed

6.71(6.72)

10.02(6.80)

5.83(5.64)

9.29(6.57)

 Unemployed

8.94(5.99)

12.70(7.34)

7.40(5.81)

11.38(6.56)

 P-value

0.159

0.043

0.285

0.083

Marital status

 Married

9.73(6.76)

11.44(7.11)

7.40(5.87)

10.33(6.53)

 Not married

7.49(6.01)

13.75(8.81)

6.68(5.77)

13.00(7.82)

 P-value

0.167

0.384

0.64

0.217