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. 2025 Jan 19;15(1):101373. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v15.i1.101373

Table 2.

Comparison of clinical characteristics of patients with different depressive conditions


Non-depression group (n = 61)
Depression group (n = 39)
χ 2
P value
Age (year) 24.13 ± 1.52 23.95 ± 1.59 0.569 0.572
Gender 10.721 0.001
    Male 45 16
    Female 16 23
BMI 23.40 ± 1.54 23.49 ± 1.32 0.301 0.764
Fracture site 1.787 0.181
    L1-2 48 26
    T11-12 13 13
Cause of injury 1.446 0.485
    Traffic accidents 44 24
    Falling 10 10
    Crushing injuries 7 5
Occupation 12.301 0.000
    Yes 50 19
    No 11 20
VAS score 3.80 ± 0.51 3.82 ± 0.39 0.209 0.835
PSQI score 6.77 ± 1.77 8.97 ± 4.31 3.553 0.000
Educational 0.018 0.892
    Bachelor degree or above 29 18
    Junior college/high school or below 32 21
Monthly family income 4.333 0.037
    > 5000 38 16
    ≤ 5000 23 23
Way of medical payment 1.376 0.241
    Medical insurance 37 19
    Self-funded 24 20

BMI: Body mass index; VAS: Visual analogue scale; PSQI: Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index.