Table 3.
Gender and Ethnicity in Depression
| Major Depressive Disorder (based on PHQ-9 symptomatology), n (%) | Depression Intensity (based on PHQ-9 mean score), mean ± SD | |||||||
| Variable | Premedical (n = 647) | Nonpremedical (n = 1,495) | χ2 | Pa | Premedical (n = 647) | Nonpremedical (n = 1,495) | F | Pa |
| Gender | ||||||||
| Female | 79 (17.7) | 117 (10.8) | 13.50 | <.001 | 8.6 ± 5.9 | 7.1 ± 5.2 | 22.47 | <.001 |
| Male | 16 (8.0) | 41 (10.0) | 0.64 | .425 | 6.7 ± 5.2 | 6.3 ± 5.1 | 0.56 | .455 |
| Ethnicity | ||||||||
| Asian | 53 (14.3) | 91 (11.2) | 2.30 | .129 | 8.1 ± 5.7 | 7.2 ± 5.1 | 7.56 | .006 |
| White | 17 (12.1) | 45 (10.6) | 0.24 | .622 | 6.8 ± 5.6 | 6.6 ± 5.3 | 0.16 | .691 |
| Hispanic | 15 (27.8) | 13 (8.3) | 13.27 | <.001 | 9.8 ± 6.7 | 6.4 ± 5.0 | 15.61 | <.001 |
| Other | 10 (12.2) | 9 (8.9) | 0.53 | .469 | 8.3 ± 5.1 | 7.0 ± 5.4 | 2.85 | .093 |
a
Bolded values indicate statistical significance.
Abbreviation: PHQ = Patient Health Questionnaire.