Table 2.
Socio-demographic characteristics of New-onset MDD and Non-MDD participants
| Variables | Categories | New-onset MDD (%) | Non-MDD (%) | χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender | |||||
| Males | 55(2.0) | 2695(98.0) | 1.41 | 0.235 | |
| Females | 103(2.4) | 4132(97.6) | |||
| Residence | |||||
| Urban | 59(2.3) | 2495(97.7) | 0.04 | 0.837 | |
| Rural | 99(2.2) | 4332(97.8) | |||
| Major | |||||
| Medicine | 115(2.2) | 5018(97.8) | 0.04 | 0.840 | |
| Non-medicine | 43(2.3) | 1809(97.7) | |||
| Only-child | |||||
| No | 97(2.3) | 4161(97.7) | 0.00 | 0.969 | |
| Yes | 61(2.3) | 2600(97.7) | |||
| The marital status of parents | |||||
| In marriage | 149(2.3) | 6447(97.7) | 0.01 | 0.944 | |
| Others | 9(2.3) | 380(97.7) | |||
| Parents’ relationship | |||||
| Not in harmony | 21(5.0) | 397(95.0) | |||
| General | 55(2.8) | 1923(97.2) | 21.54 | < 0.001 | |
| Harmonious | 81(1.8) | 4462(98.2) | |||
| Parents’ marriage satisfaction level (scores) | |||||
| P25 (1–6) | 46(3.3) | 1346(96.7) | |||
| P50 (7–8) | 52(2.7) | 1873(97.3) | 16.14 | 0.001 | |
| P75 (9) | 27(2.0) | 1357(98.0) | |||
| P100 (10) | 32(1.4) | 2206(98.6) | |||
| Overall feeling about family atmosphere | |||||
| Fine | 102(1.9) | 5292(98.1) | |||
| Neutrally | 39(3.2) | 1195(96.8) | 19.32 | < 0.001 | |
| Badly | 14(6.5) | 201(93.5) | |||
| Not sure | 2(2.1) | 94(97.9) | |||
| Baseline depressive symptoms | |||||
| No (0–13) | 127(1.9) | 6440(98.1) | |||
| Mild (14–19) | 10(4.7) | 201(95.3) | 42.36 | < 0.001 | |
| Moderate (20–28) | 14(10.6) | 118(89.4) | |||
| Severe (29–63) | 5(17.2) | 24(82.8) | |||