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. 2009 May 20;9:148. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-9-148

Table 2.

Prevalence of depression (n and %) and its association with gender, grade, BMI, SES, SB time, alcohol consumption, smoking behavior, and unintentional injuries among urban high-school students in Nanjing, China

Prevalence n (%)

Depression Non-depression Adj. Odds ratio (95% CI)**
Gender
 Girls 172 (13.6) 1092 (86.4) 1
 Boys 212 (18.0) 968 (82.0) 1.04 (0.79, 1.38)
School Grade
 7 102 (13.3) 666 (86.7) 1
 8 145 (17.5) 684 (82.5) 1.06 (0.77, 1.45)
 9 137 (16.2) 710 (83.8) 0.84 (0.61, 1.17)
Body Mass Index
 Non-overweight 329 (15.2) 1839 (84.8) 1
 Overweight 35 (19.1) 148 (80.9) 1.23 (0.97, 1.56)
 Obesity 20 (21.5) 73 (78.5) 1.43 (1.01, 2.02)
Parental job statuses
 Both employed 256 (14.1) 1564 (85.9) 1
 Father unemployed 24 (24.0) 76 (76.0) 1.69 (0.96, 2.97)
 Mother unemployed 66 (18.4) 292 (81.6) 1.25 (0.89, 1.77)
 Both unemployed 38 (22.8) 128 (77.2) 1.60 (1.02, 2.51)
Family structure
 Both parents 320 (15.0) 1818 (85.0) 1
 Single parent 40 (18.3) 178 (81.7) 1.11 (0.72, 1.70)
 Others 24 (27.3) 64 (72.7) 2.39 (1.35, 4.29)
Study time
 Low 120 (14.4) 711 (85.6) 1
 Middle 128 (16.0) 671 (84.0) 1.03 (0.77, 1.38)
 High 136 (16.7) 678 (83.3) 1.12 (0.84, 1.49)
Sleep time
 Low 155 (19.4) 643 (80.6) 1
 Middle 120 (15.1) 676 (84.9) 0.77 (0.58, 1.02)
 High 109 (12.8) 741 (87.2) 0.63 (0.47, 0.85)
TV time
 Low 128 (15.9) 678 (84.1) 1
 Middle 99 (12.9) 671 (87.1) 0.84 (0.62, 1.13)
 High 157 (18.1) 711 (81.9) 1.27 (0.94, 1.67)
Alcohol consumption
 Non 216 (12.2) 1558 (87.8) 1
 Yes 168 (25.1) 502 (75.9) 1.97 (1.55, 2.52)
Smoking behavior
 Non 332 (14.3) 1984 (85.7) 1
 Yes 52 (40.5) 76 (59.5) 2.69 (1.80, 4.03)
Unintentional injuries
 Non 207 (13.4) 1342 (86.6) 1
 Yes 177 (19.4) 718 (80.2) 1.45 (1.34, 1.86)
Overall 384 (15.7) 2060 (84.3) -

n = number of participants within subgroup; % = Percentages across row.

** odds ratios adjusted for age, gender, school grade, BMI, TV time, study time, sleep time, smoking behavior, alcohol consumption, unintentional injuries, parents' educational attainments, parents' job statuses, family structure.

† Study time, sleep time, and TV time were classified into tertiles, separately.