Table 1.
Characteristics of the DT group and the DT/SDL group at baseline
| Total | DT | DT/SDL | Statistical comparison of DT vs DT/SDL | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 205 | n1 = 103 | n2 = 102 | |||
| Age, years: mean (SD) | 20.18 (0.70) | 20.23 (0.70) | 20.13 (0.70) | t = 1.00, d.f. = 202, P = 0.319 | |
| Gender, n (%) | |||||
| Male | 91 (44.4) | 46 (44.7) | 45 (44.1) | X2 = 0.01, d.f. = 1, P = 0.938 | |
| Female | 114 (55.6) | 57 (55.3) | 57 (55.9) | ||
| Area of origin, n (%) | |||||
| Urban | 121 (59.0) | 65 (63.1) | 56 (54.9) | X2 = 1.43, d.f. = 1, P = 0.232 | |
| Non-urban | 84 (41.0) | 38 (36.9) | 46 (45.1) | ||
| Experience depression, n (%) | |||||
| Yes | 28 (86.3) | 14 (13.6) | 14 (13.7) | X2 = 0.00, d.f. = 1, P = 0.978 | |
| No | 177 (13.7) | 89 (86.4) | 88 (86.3) | ||
| Depression nominated as a main cause of death or disability, n (%) b | |||||
| Yes | 57 (35.0) | 30 (37.0) | 27 (32.9) | X2 = 0.30, d.f. = 1, P = 0.582 | |
| No | 106 (65.0) | 51 (63.0) | 55 (67.1) | ||
| MICA score: mean (SD) | 43.51 (6.67) | 43.75 (6.93) | 43.27 (6.42) | t = 0.51, d.f. = 203, P = 0.613 | |
| Psychological distress (K10) a: mean (SD) | 16.55 (4.46) | 16.42 (4.20) | 16.69 (4.72) | t = 0.43, d.f. = 198, P = 0.668 | |
a The respondent scores of 21 or below indicate low or moderate level of psychological distress; the respondent scores of 22 or above indicate high or very high level of psychological distress.
b Only those students who nominated over four diseases at baseline were included in this analysis.