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. 2013 Jul 1;42(7):726–736.

Table 4:

Relationship between personal, socioeconomic condition & depression among female medical students in King Abdulaziz University

Variables Depression No Depression Total X2 (P) OR (95%CI)
n % n %
Nationality
Saudi 58 13.6 368 86.4 426 7.06 0.32 (0.12–0.85)
Non Saudi 8 33.3 16 66.6 24 0.006 Reference
Age
< 20 years 8 13.3 52 68.7 60 0.09 0.88 (0.37–2.05)
≥ 20 years 58 14.9 332 85.1 390 0.74 Reference
Marital status
Single 58 13.7 364 86.3 422 4.61 0.40 (0.16–1.04)
Non-single 8 28.6 20 71.4 28 0.03 Reference
Educational year
Second 16 14.4 95 85.6 111 Reference
Third 10 11.0 81 89.0 91 4.07 0.73 (0.29–1.38)
Fourth 13 13.0 87 87.0 100 0.39 0.89 (0.38–2.08)
Fifth 11 14.9 63 85.1 74 1.04 (0.42–2.56)
Six 16 21.6 58 78.4 74 1.64 (0.71–3.77)
Residential status
With family (RC) 58 14.5 342 85.5 400 Reference
Private resident 7 28.0 18 72.0 25 5.8 1.12 (0.46–2.65)
College dormitory 1 4.0 24 96.0 55 0.05 0.25 (0.01–1.76)
Father’s education
Less than university 25 17.9 115 82.1 115 1.65 1.43 (0.80–2.45)
University and above 41 13.2 269 86.8 310 0.19 Reference
Mother’s education
Less than university 30 15.8 160 84.2 190 0.33 1.17 (0.67–2.05)
University and above 36 13.8 224 86.2 260 0.56 Reference
Father occupation:
Professional 29 11.6 221 88.4 250 4.23 0.58 (0.33–1.01)
Non-professional 37 18.5 163 81.5 200 0.64 Reference
|Mother occupation:
Professional 27 14.4 160 85.6 187 0.01 0.97 (0.80–2.45)
Non-professional 39 14.8 224 85.2 263 0.9 Reference
Crowding index:
< 2 persons / room 58 14.9 332 85.1 390 0.09 0.97(0.55–1.07)
≥ 2 persons / room 8 13.3 52 86.7 60 0.75 Reference
Income:
Sufficient 64 14.3 382 85.7 446 4.02* 0.17 (0.02–1.70)
Non-sufficient 2 50.0 2 50.0 4 0.04 Reference
Total 66 14.7 384 85.3 450

RC: Referent category