| Variable | n (%) | No depression (n = 243, 91.7%) | Depression (n = 22, 8.3%) | χ2 (p-value) | No Suicidal Ideation (n = 233, 87.92%) | Suicidal Ideation (n = 32, 12.08%) | χ2 (p-value) |
| Age (mean ± SD) | 64.2 ± 5.06 | 64.1 ± 4.98 | 65.5 ± 5.91 | 24.7 (0.312) | 64.35 ± 5.1 | 63.5 ± 5.2 | 31.5 (0.086) |
| Gender | |||||||
| Male | 115 (43.40) | 107 (93.04) | 8 (6.96) | 0.48 (0.487) | 106 (92.17) | 9 (7.83) | 3.46 (0.063) |
| Female | 150 (56.60) | 136 (90.67) | 14 (9.33) | 127 (84.67) | 23 (15.33) | ||
| Marital status | |||||||
| Currently married | 106 (40.00) | 98 (92.45) | 8 (7.55) | 0.132 (0.716) | 96 (90.57) | 10 (9.43) | 1.161 (0.281) |
| Not currently married | 159 (60.00) | 145 (91.19) | 14 (8.81) | 137 (86.16) | 22 (13.84) | ||
| Employed | |||||||
| Yes | 121 (45.66) | 109 (90.08) | 12 (9.92) | 0.76 (0.382) | 109 (90.08) | 12 (9.92) | 0.98 (0.323) |
| No | 144 (54.34) | 134 (93.06) | 10 (6.94) | 124 (86.11) | 20 (13.89) | ||
| Nature of your employment | |||||||
| Self-employed | 140 (87.50) | 130 (92.86) | 10 (7.14) | 0.21 (0.650) | 127 (90.71) | 13 (9.29) | 0.40 (0.526) |
| Employed by others | 20 (12.50) | 18 (90.00) | 2 (10.00) | 19 (95.00) | 1 (5.00) | ||
| Average monthly income | |||||||
| less than or equal to UGX 100,000 | 181 (70.70) | 164 (90.61) | 17 (9.39) | 1.16 (0.281) | 154 (85.08) | 27 (14.92) | 4.58 (0.032) |
| 100,001 and above | 75 (29.30) | 71 (94.67) | 4 (5.33) | 71 (94.67) | 4 (5.33) | ||
| Meals eaten daily | |||||||
| One | 12 (4.53) | 10 (83.33) | 2 (16.67) | 2.56 (0.279) | 11 (91.67) | 1 (8.33) | 1.04 (0.594) |
| Two | 119 (44.91) | 107 (89.92) | 12 (10.08) | 102 (85.71) | 17 (14.29) | ||
| Three or more | 134 (50.57) | 126 (94.03) | 8 (5.97) | 120 (89.55) | 14 (10.45) | ||
| Type of house | |||||||
| Temporally | 71 (27.10) | 68 (95.77) | 3 (4.23) | 1.64 (0.440) | 61 (85.92) | 10 (14.08) | 0.96 (0.620) |
| Semi-permanent | 86 (32.82) | 78 (90.70) | 8 (9.30) | 75 (87.21) | 11 (12.79) | ||
| Permanent | 105 (40.08) | 96 (91.43) | 9 (8.57) | 95 (90.48) | 10 (9.52) | ||
| Nature of housing of residence | |||||||
| Own house | 216 (81.82) | 202 (93.52) | 14 (6.48) | 3.52 (0.061) | 189 (87.50) | 27 (12.50) | 0.66 (0.417) |
| Rented house | 48 (18.18) | 41 (85.42) | 7 (14.58) | 44 (91.67) | 4 (8.33) | ||
| Current place of residence | |||||||
| Rural | 189 (71.86) | 175 (92.59) | 14 (7.41) | 0.31 (0.581) | 166 (87.83) | 23 (12.17) | 0.09 (0.759) |