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. 2014 Jul 29;4(7):e005517. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005517

Table 2.

Univariate χ2 analysis for sleep disturbance and depressive symptoms, n (%)

Variable Total With sleep disturbance With depressive symptoms
Total 3186 (100.0) 1261 (100.0) 205 (100.0)
Gender*
 Male 1700 (53.4) 729 (57.8) 92 (44.9)
 Female 1486 (46.6) 532 (42.2) 113 (55.1)
Age (years)†
 13–14 420 (13.2) 240 (19.0) 22 (10.7)
 15–16 1687 (53.0) 667 (52.9) 111 (54.1)
 17–18 1079 (33.9) 354 (28.1) 72 (35.1)
Grade†
 7th–9th 1686 (52.9) 740 (58.7) 108 (52.7)
 10th–12th 1500 (47.1) 521 (41.3) 97 (47.3)
Living arrangement‡
 Two biological parents 2836 (89.0) 1125 (89.2) 169 (82.4)
 Only father or mother 149 (4.7) 51 (4.0) 16 (7.8)
 Others 201 (6.3) 85 (6.7) 20 (9.8)
Family economic status*
 Above average 975 (30.6) 437 (34.7) 45 (22.0)
 Average 1942 (61.0) 738 (58.5) 127 (62.0)
 Below average 269 (8.4) 86 (6.8) 33 (16.1)
Family relationship*
 Above average 2501 (78.5) 1063 (84.3) 115 (56.1)
 Average 502 (15.8) 155 (12.3) 46 (22.4)
 Below average 183 (5.7) 43 (3.4) 44 (21.5)
Parental caring*
 Satisfied with father or mother 545 (17.1) 184 (14.6) 58 (28.3)
 Satisfied with both of them 2471 (77.6) 1029 (81.6) 118 (57.6)
 Dissatisfied with both of them 170 (5.3) 48 (3.8) 29 (14.1)
Academic achievement
 Above average 1361 (42.7) 558 (44.3) 84 (41.0)
 Average 932 (29.3) 362 (28.7) 59 (28.8)
 Below average 893 (28.0) 341 (27.0) 62 (30.2)
Academic pressure*
 Above average 1344 (42.2) 399 (31.6) 137 (66.8)
 Average 1376 (43.2) 625 (49.6) 49 (23.9)
 Below average 466 (14.4) 237 (18.8) 19 (9.3)
Relationship with teachers†
 Good 1552 (48.7) 694 (55.0) 69 (33.7)
 Average 1408 (44.2) 493 (39.1) 95 (46.3)
 Poor 226 (7.1) 74 (5.9) 41 (20.0)
Relationship with classmates*
 Good 2220 (69.7) 928 (73.6) 94 (45.9)
 Average 846 (26.6) 289 (22.9) 79 (38.5)
 Poor 120 (3.8) 44 (3.5) 32 (15.6)
Feel lonely*
 Less than 1 day/week 1733 (54.4) 830 (65.8) 34 (16.6)
 1 to 4 days/week 1073 (33.7) 335 (26.6) 98 (47.8)
 More than 4 days/week 380 (11.9) 96 (7.6) 73 (35.6)
Suicide ideation*
 Never 2589 (81.3) 1108 (87.9) 88 (42.9)
 Occasionally (1–2 times/year) 391 (12.3) 88 (7.0) 68 (33.2)
 Sometimes (3–6 times/year) 75 (2.4) 12 (1.0) 18 (8.8)
 Often (over 6 times/year) 131 (4.1) 53 (4.2) 31 (15.1)
Suicide attempt*
 Never 3083 (95.8) 1223 (97.0) 169 (82.4)
 Occasionally (1–2 times/year) 81 (2.5) 17 (1.3) 20 (9.8)
 Sometimes (3–6 times/year) 14 (0.4) 4 (0.3) 3 (1.5)
 Often (over 6 times/year) 38 (1.2) 17 (1.3) 13 (6.3)
Hurt themselves on purpose*
 Never 2807 (88.1) 1147 (91.0) 140 (68.3)
 Occasionally (1–2 times/year) 269 (8.4) 78 (6.2) 43 (21.0)
 Sometimes (3–6 times/year) 61 (1.9) 20 (1.6) 7 (3.4)
 Often (over 6 times/year) 49 (1.5) 16 (1.3) 15 (7.3)
Running away from home*
 Never 2262 (71.0) 1006 (79.8) 79 (38.5)
 Considered 815 (25.6) 226 (17.9) 103 (50.2)
 Planned 48 (1.5) 14 (1.1) 6 (2.9)
 Attempted 61 (1.9) 15 (1.2) 17 (8.3)
Depressive symptoms†
 Yes 205 (6.4) 29 (2.3)
 No 2981 (93.6) 1232 (97.7)
Sleep disturbance‡
 Yes 1261 (39.6) 29 (14.1)
 No 1925 (60.4) 176 (85.9)

*According to the χ2 test, without adjusting for other variables, p<0.05 in the sleep disturbance group and the depressive symptoms group.

†p<0.05, only in the sleep disturbance group.

‡p<0.05, only in the depressive symptoms group.