Table 1 Basic patients’ demographics (n = 254)

Age (years)

Mean ± SD

(Range)

25.9 ± 10.0

(18.0–63.0)

26.2 ± 9.6 (18.0–47.0)

25.8 ± 10.1

(18.0–63.0)

0.237^a

0.813

Sex

Male

114

44.9%

16

42.1%

98

45.4%

0.139^b

0.709

Female

140

55.1%

22

57.9%

118

54.6%

Marital status

Single

155

61.0%

23

60.5%

132

61.1%

4.975^c

0.168

Married

93

36.6%

13

34.2%

80

37.0%

Divorced

3

1.2%

2

5.3%

1

0.5%

Widow

3

1.2%

0

0.0%

3

1.4%

Educational level

Illiterate

13

5.1%

3

7.9%

10

4.6%

3.495^c

0.592

Primary

6

2.4%

1

2.6%

5

2.3%

Preparatory

17

6.7%

4

10.5%

13

6.0%

Secondary

157

61.8%

21

55.3%

136

63.0%

University

52

20.5%

7

18.4%

45

20.8%

Postgraduate

9

3.5%

2

5.3%

7

3.2%

Residence

Urban

70

27.6%

11

28.9%

59

27.3%

0.043 ^b

0.835

Rural

184

72.4%

27

71.1%

157

72.7%

Occupation

Housewife

52

20.5%

6

15.8%

46

21.3%

4.977^c

0.377

Private work

13

5.1%

3

7.9%

10

4.6%

Student

127

50.0%

17

44.7%

110

50.9%

Worker

13

5.1%

1

2.6%

12

5.6%

Retired

4

1.6%

0

0.0%

4

1.9%

Employee

45

17.7%

11

28.9%

34

15.7%

Monthly salary

Below average

66

26.0%

10

26.3%

56

25.9%

4.145^c

0.118

Average

159

62.6%

20

52.6%

139

64.4%

Above average

29

11.4%

8

21.1%

21

9.7%

Past medical history

Organic diseases

66

26.0%

6

15.8%

60

27.8%

2.415^b

0.120

Psychiatric diseases

44

17.3%

2

5.3%

42

19.4%

4.538^b

0.033*

Psychiatric drugs

36

14.2%

1

2.6%

35

16.2%

4.893^c

0.027*

Substance abuse

38

15.0%

4

10.5%

34

15.7%

0.691^b

0.406

Poison/other drug exposure

45

17.7%

3

7.9%

42

19.4%

2.957^c

0.086

Family history of psychiatric diseases

37

14.6%

5

13.2%

32

14.8%

0.071^b

0.789