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Table 4 Prevalence of depression treatment in subjects with psychological distress

From: Influences of income and employment on psychological distress and depression treatment in Japanese adults

Variable

K6 5+

K6 13+

Psychological complaint

Total

Treatment (%)

Total

Treatment (%)

Total

Treatment (%)

Sex

 Male

3,247

132 (4.1)

416

61 (14.7)

913

81 (8.9)

 Female

3,682

169 (4.6)

526

78 (14.8)

1,241

112 (9.0)

Marital status

 Married

4,773

157 (3.3)***

590

66 (11.2)***

1,478

102 (6.9)***

 Never married

1,593

104 (6.5)

254

49 (19.3)

485

59 (12.2)

 Separated/divorced

563

40 (7.1)

98

24 (24.5)

191

32 (16.8)

Employment arrangement

 Employed (mainly working)

4,745

146 (3.1)***

604

66 (10.9)***

1,402

92 (6.6)***

 Housework with employment

692

15 (2.2)

83

7 (8.4)

211

10 (4.7)

 Housework without employment

964

60 (6.2)

141

27 (19.1)

360

39 (10.8)

 Unemployed

404

68 (16.8)

93

36 (38.7)

138

42 (30.4)

 Others

124

12 (9.7)

21

3 (14.3)

43

10 (23.3)

Household income

 5th quintile (highest)

1,257

26 (2.1)***

141

8 (5.7)**

356

17 (4.8)***

 4th quintile

1,308

47 (3.6)

163

23 (14.1)

416

35 (8.4)

 3rd quintile

1,339

59 (4.4)

178

27 (15.2)

407

30 (7.4)

 2nd quintile

1,372

51 (3.7)

160

22 (13.8)

436

35 (8.0)

 1st quintile (lowest)

1,653

118 (7.1)

300

59 (19.7)

539

76 (14.1)

  1. Treatment (%) is the percentage of the subjects with psychological distress among those who received depression treatment. Psychological distress was measured by K6 (cut-off = 5 or 13) and psychological complaints (general fatigue, sleeplessness, and/or irritation)
  2. ** p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 (χ2 test)