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Table 2 Bivariate associations of depression with demographic and occupational factors

From: Navigating the skies: a cross-sectional study of depression among Saudi Arabian airline pilots

Category

Variable

Moderate to Severe Depression

P value

N

(%)

Demographic Information

Age Group

< 30 Years

32

(34.4)

0.01

30–39 Years

44

(40.7)

40–49 Years

36

(59.0)

≥ 50 Years

14

(29.2)

Gender

Male

124

(40.4)

0.36

Female

2

(66.7)

Marital Status

Single

44

(37.3)

0.19

Married

77

(41.6)

Divorced

5

(71.4)

BMI Category

Underweight

2

(100.0)

0.08

Normal

45

(34.1)

Overweight

56

(45.5)

Obesity

23

(43.4)

Occupational Information

Position

Captain

59

(41.8)

0.70

Senior Officer

67

(39.6)

Experience Years

0–10

64

(35.8)

0.03

11–15

25

(58.1)

> 15

37

(42.0)

Flying Hours (Total)

< 3,000

55

(37.2)

0.04

3,000–5,000

24

(49.0)

5,000–10,000

32

(51.6)

> 10,000

15

(29.4)

Flying Hours (Past Year)

< 500

38

(39.6)

0.97

500–700

48

(41.4)

> 700

40

(40.8)

Time Between Flights

< 1 h

73

(48.0)

0.03

1–4 h

25

(36.8)

4–24 h

21

(36.2)

> 24 h

7

(21.9)

Flight Routes Duration

< 6 h

86

(42.4)

0.25

6–12 h

9

(27.3)

> 12 h

31

(41.9)

Health Habits

Smoking Status

Non-Smoker

44

(37.9)

0.45

Smoker

82

(42.3)

Regular Exercise

No

82

(53.9)

< 0.01

Yes

44

(27.8)

Sleep Duration

< 5 h

8

(42.1)

0.01

5–8 h

113

(43.3)

> 8 h

5

(15.6)

  1. Abbreviations: N: number of participants, BMI: body mass index
  2. Statistical significance was defined as a p value less than 0.05