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World J Psychiatry. Jan 19, 2026; 16(1): 109403
Published online Jan 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i1.109403
Published online Jan 19, 2026. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v16.i1.109403
Table 6 Univariate analysis of clinical characteristics in patients with or without depression
| Depression (n = 69) | Non-depression (n = 54) | χ2/t | P value | |
| Gender | 2.726 | 0.099 | ||
| Male | 41 | 24 | ||
| Female | 28 | 30 | ||
| Age | 66.09 ± 3.98 | 64.85 ± 3.63 | 1.782 | 0.077 |
| Body mass index | 22.69 ± 2.23 | 23.23 ± 2.01 | 0.388 | 0.167 |
| Education level | 1.223 | 0.543 | ||
| Junior high school or below | 24 | 15 | ||
| Senior high school, secondary school, or college | 30 | 23 | ||
| University or above | 15 | 16 | ||
| Marital status | 8.504 | 0.014 | ||
| Single | 8 | 16 | ||
| Married | 34 | 27 | ||
| Divorced or widowed | 27 | 11 | ||
| Residence | 0.895 | 0.344 | ||
| Urban | 49 | 34 | ||
| Rural | 20 | 20 | ||
| Monthly income (yuan) | 10.831 | 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 5000 | 53 | 26 | ||
| > 5000 | 16 | 28 | ||
| Disease duration (years) | 11.351 | 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 5 | 41 | 47 | ||
| > 5 | 28 | 7 | ||
| Disease severity (Hoehn and Yahr grading) | 13.880 | 0.001 | ||
| Mild | 12 | 18 | ||
| Moderate | 33 | 32 | ||
| Severe | 24 | 4 | ||
| Multimorbidity | 0.022 | 0.883 | ||
| Yes | 49 | 39 | ||
| No | 20 | 15 | ||
| Family medical history | 1.145 | 0.285 | ||
| Yes | 4 | 6 | ||
| No | 65 | 48 |
- Citation: Yang MN, Peng XY, Chen YP. Association between anxiety, depression, and fatigue in elderly patients with Parkinson’s disease. World J Psychiatry 2026; 16(1): 109403
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/2220-3206/full/v16/i1/109403.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.5498/wjp.v16.i1.109403