Table 5.
Subgroup analysis of negative life events and emotional symptoms in Chinese college students
| Variable | Total sample (%) | Depressive symptoms | Anxiety symptoms | Stress symptoms | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
RR
(95% CI) |
P value | P for interaction |
RR
(95% CI) |
P value | P for interaction |
RR
(95% CI) |
P value | P for interaction | ||
| Overall | 3210 (100) | 1.56 (1.28–1.90) | < 0.001 | 1.63 (1.37–1.95) | < 0.001 | 1.79 (1.25–2.57) | 0.002 | |||
| Gender | 0.835 | 0.754 | 0.293 | |||||||
| Male | 1377 (42.9) | 1.67 (1.26–2.21) | < 0.001 | 1.73 (1.33–2.25) | < 0.001 | 1.59 (0.98–2.59) | 0.061 | |||
| Female | 1833 (57.1) | 1.60 (1.21–2.12) | 0.001 | 1.64 (1.28–2.10) | < 0.001 | 2.38 (1.35–4.21) | 0.003 | |||
| Registered residence | 0.823 | 0.333 | 0.977 | |||||||
| Rural | 2268 (70.7) | 1.59 (1.25–2.01) | < 0.001 | 1.74 (1.40–2.16) | < 0.001 | 1.80 (1.15–2.82) | 0.010 | |||
| Urban | 942 (29.3) | 1.51 (1.07–2.14) | 0.020 | 1.44 (1.05–1.97) | 0.023 | 1.78 (0.97–3.27) | 0.061 | |||
| Any siblings | 0.484 | 0.756 | 0.678 | |||||||
| Yes | 625 (19.5) | 1.80 (1.15–2.82) | 0.010 | 1.73 (1.15–2.59) | 0.008 | 1.55 (0.72–3.34) | 0.262 | |||
| No | 2585 (80.5) | 1.50 (1.21–1.87) | < 0.001 | 1.61 (1.32–1.96) | < 0.001 | 1.86 (1.24–2.80) | 0.003 | |||
| Father’s educational level | 0.006 | 0.041 | 0.134 | |||||||
| <High school degree | 2609 (81.3) | 1.36 (1.10–1.69) | 0.005 | 1.49 (1.22–1.81) | < 0.001 | 1.56 (1.04–2.34) | 0.031 | |||
| ≥High school degree | 601 (18.7) | 2.87 (1.77–4.65) | < 0.001 | 2.42 (1.59–3.69) | < 0.001 | 3.08 (1.40–6.82) | 0.005 | |||
| Mother’s educational level | 0.819 | 0.706 | 0.339 | |||||||
| <High school degree | 2806 (87.4) | 1.55 (1.25–1.92) | < 0.001 | 1.66 (1.37–2.01) | < 0.001 | 1.95 (1.31–2.90) | 0.001 | |||
| ≥High school degree | 404 (12.6) | 1.66 (0.97–2.82) | 0.062 | 1.50 (0.93–2.43) | 0.098 | 1.21 (0.49–2.97) | 0.682 | |||
| Self-reported family economy | 0.590 | 0.522 | 0.734 | |||||||
| Bad | 1068 (33.3) | 1.51 (1.09–2.10) | 0.014 | 1.73 (1.27–2.36) | < 0.001 | 1.45 (0.82–2.57) | 0.205 | |||
| Medium | 2061 (64.2) | 1.47 (1.14–1.89) | 0.003 | 1.49 (1.19–1.87) | < 0.001 | 1.93 (1.19–3.12) | 0.008 | |||
| Good | 81 (2.5) | 3.14 (0.73–13.60) | 0.125 | 2.79 (0.74–10.43) | 0.128 | 2.18 (0.34–13.80) | 0.409 | |||
| Smoking | 0.779 | 0.973 | 0.406 | |||||||
| No | 2884 (89.8) | 1.59 (1.29–1.97) | < 0.001 | 1.65 (1.36-2.00) | < 0.001 | 1.93 (1.30–2.86) | 0.001 | |||
| Yes | 326 (10.2) | 1.46 (0.84–2.55) | 0.183 | 1.67 (1.01–2.76) | 0.048 | 1.25 (0.48–3.23) | 0.648 | |||
| Drinking | 0.471 | 0.508 | 0.282 | |||||||
| No | 2714 (84.5) | 1.50 (1.21–1.86) | < 0.001 | 1.67 (1.37–2.03) | < 0.001 | 1.59 (1.06–2.38) | 0.026 | |||
| Yes | 496 (15.5) | 1.82 (1.13–2.93) | 0.014 | 1.42 (0.93–2.18) | 0.104 | 2.62 (1.16–5.92) | 0.021 | |||
Note. RR is relative risk; CI is confidence interval