Psychiatric Patients

Non-Psychiatric Patients

p-value

Number

(N = 99)

Percentage (%)

Number

(N = 102)

Percentage (%)

Gender

0.915

Female

58

58.6

59

57.8

Age

0.921

Mean (Standard Deviation)

42 (12.5)

41.8 (11.5)

Median (Range)

43 (21 - 65)

43 (21 - 62)

Education Level

0.238

Primary to Secondary

33

33.3

24

23.6

Junior College/Polytechnic

30

30.3

27

26.5

University

36

36.4

51

50

Employment Status

0.495

Employed

75

75.8

83

81.4

Unemployed

10

10.1

5

4.9

Not in Labour Force

14

14.1

14

13.7

Marital Status

0.164

Never Married

48

48.5

36

35.3

Married

46

46.5

60

58.8

Divorced or Separated

5

5.1

6

5.9

Widowed

0

0

0

0

Religion

0.286

Christianity

29

29.3

28

27.5

Islam

8

8.1

10

9.8

Buddhism/Taoism

39

39.4

35

34.3

Hinduism

3

3.0

10

9.8

Others

2

2.0

0

0

No Religion

18

18.2

19

18.6