Table 1

Distribution of variables and their association with different mental health problems among the respondents

	Total N=672		Loneliness n=478					Depression n=256					Generalised anxiety n=429					Sleep disturbance n=494
	n	%	Yes		χ²	df	P value	Yes		χ²	df	P value	Yes		χ²	df	P value	Yes		χ²	df	P value
	n	%	n	%	χ²	df	P value	n	%	χ²	df	P value	n	%	χ²	df	P value	n	%	χ²	df	P value
Age (years)
15–30	344	51	236	69	2.19	1	0.139	119	35	3.67	1	0.056	213	62	1.12	1	0.289	242	70	3.62	1	0.051
Above 30	328	49	242	74				137	42				216	66				252	77
Sex
Male	381	57	278	73	1.44	1	0.23	117	31	20.35	1	<0.001	223	59	10.74	1	0.001	271	71	2.57	1	0.109
Female	291	43	200	69				139	48				206	71				233	80
Body mass index (kg/m²)
Below 18.5	32	5	24	75	0.25	2	0.88	18	56	4.74	2	0.093	28	88	8.16	2	0.017	26	81	1.08	2	0.584
18.5–25	435	65	308	71				163	37				272	63				317	73
Above 25	205	31	146	71				75	37				129	63				151	74
Marital status
Unmarried	289	43	210	73	0.58	1	0.446	107	37	0.25	1	0.619	187	65	0.16	1	0.685	207	72	0.93	1	0.336
Married	383	57	268	70				149	39				242	63				287	75
Education
Illiterate	26	4	21	81	7.53	4	0.11	15	58	6	4	0.199	18	69	7.39	4	0.117	19	73	0.71	4	0.849
Primary	85	13	59	69				35	41				61	72				65	76
Secondary	61	9	48	79				23	38				44	72				44	72
Higher secondary	410	61	279	68				146	36				246	60				302	74
Graduate/above	90	13	71	79				37	41				60	67				64	71
Occupation
Service	219	33	153	70	3.75	3	0.29	66	30	12.45	3	0.006	125	57	9.28	3	0.026	158	72	0.56	3	0.906
Business	28	4	20	71				7	25				17	61				20	71
Student	208	31	158	76				88	42				148	71				153	74
Unemployed	217	32	147	68				95	44				139	64				163	75
Economic status
Low	245	36	179	73	0.75	2	0.688	106	43	6.11	2	0.047	163	67	1.39	2	0.499	177	72	2.6	2	0.273
Middle	310	46	218	70				103	33				195	63				224	72
High	117	17	81	69				47	40				71	61				93	79
Residence
Urban	255	38	184	72	0.21	1	0.646	109	43	3.79	1	0.052	164	64	0.04	1	0.841	192	75	0.67	1	0.413
Rural	417	62	194	47				147	35				265	64				302	72
Living status
With family	430	64	291	68	11.62	3	0.009	179	42	9.86	3	0.02	274	64	1.56	3	0.665	323	75	4.82	3	0.185
Without family	242	36	187	77				77	32				155	64				171	71
Smoking habit
Smoker	177	26	135	76	3.09	1	0.079	50	28	9.88	1	0.002	105	59	2.12	1	0.145	129	73	0.05	1	0.825
Non-smoker	495	74	343	69				206	42				324	65				365	74
Loneliness
Yes	478	71	478	100	–	–	–	228	48	64.75	1	<0.001	366	77	116.23	1	<0.001	391	82	58.4	1	<0.001
No	194	29	0	0				28	14				63	32				103	53
Depression
Yes	256	38	228	89	64.75	1	<0.001	256	100	–	–	–	244	95	177.45	1	<0.001	222	87	37.04	1	<0.001
No	416	62	250	60				0	0				185	44				272	65
Generalised anxiety
Yes	429	64	366	85	116.23	1	<0.001	244	57	177.45	1	<0.001	429	100	–	–	–	366	85	84.86	1	<0.001
No	243	36	112	46				12	5				0	0				128	53
Sleep disturbance
Yes	494	75	391	79	58.4	1	<0.001	222	45	37.04	1	<0.001	366	75	84.88	1	<0.001	494	100	–	–	–
No	178	25	87	49				34	19				63	35				0	0

P values are significant at 95% CI (p<0.05). Significant p values are shown in bold.
df, degrees of freedom; n, Number.