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) |