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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
Table 6 Univariate analysis of clinical characteristics in patients with or without depression

Depression (n = 69)
Non-depression (n = 54)
χ2/t
P value
Gender2.7260.099
Male4124
Female2830
Age66.09 ± 3.9864.85 ± 3.631.7820.077
Body mass index22.69 ± 2.2323.23 ± 2.010.3880.167
Education level1.2230.543
Junior high school or below2415
Senior high school, secondary school, or college3023
University or above1516
Marital status8.5040.014
Single816
Married3427
Divorced or widowed2711
Residence0.8950.344
Urban4934
Rural2020
Monthly income (yuan)10.8310.001
≤ 50005326
> 50001628
Disease duration (years)11.3510.001
≤ 54147
> 5287
Disease severity (Hoehn and Yahr grading)13.8800.001
Mild1218
Moderate3332
Severe244
Multimorbidity0.0220.883
Yes4939
No2015
Family medical history1.1450.285
Yes46
No6548


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