Table 2.

Differences between youth with and without high levels of depressive symptoms

Variables	PHQ low <3 (n=1993)	PHQ high ≥3 (n=281)	t-Test or chi-square, df=2272 and 1, respectively	ANCOVA adjusted for covariates
BMI percentile, mean (S.D.)	62.8 (23.4)	66.3 (25.7)	2.09*	4.38*
BMI ≥90 percentile, % (n)	19.2 (373)	25.1 (69)	4.86*	6.11*
General health question, mean (S.D.)	2.2 (0.9)	2.7 (1.0)	8.02***	65.11***
On a typical day: hours spent watching TV, mean (S.D.)	1.7 (1.5)	1.7 (1.5)	0.28	1.77
On a typical day: hours spent: on the computer, mean (S.D.)	1.6 (1.4)	1.9 (1.7)	3.00**	14.74***
On a typical day: hours spent, exercising, mean (S.D.)	1.8 (1.5)	1.7 (1.5)	0.87	0.15
In the past 3 months, how much of a problem have you had with: getting along with your parents, mean (S.D.)	0.7 (0.9)	1.5 (1.2)	9.54***	127.35***
In the past 3 months, how much of a problem have you had with: getting along with other kids your age, mean (S.D.)	0.9 (1.0)	1.8 (1.2)	10.84***	159.02***
In the past 3 months, how much of a problem have you had with: doing your school work or job, mean (S.D.)	1.0 (1.0)	1.9 (1.1)	13.16***	167.90***

^*P<.05.

^**P<.01.

^***P<.001.