Table 4.

Prevalence of clinical depressive symptoms (CES-D ≥ 20) by classification of participants in terms of self-reported health and health-behaviors

	TOTAL		Students without clinical depressive symptoms		Students with clinically significant depressive symptoms		X2	DF	P value
	Ν	%	Ν	%	Ν	%
Chronic physical disorder or disability							4.18	1	0.041
No	1371	94.1	998	72.8	373	27.2
Yes	129	8.6	83	63.3	46	35.7
Mental health problem (e.g. depression)							48.64	1	<0.001
No	1366	1.1	1019	74.6	347	25.4
Yes	134	8.9	62	46.3	72	53.7
Admission to mental health hospital/clinic							10.34	1	< 0.001
No	1496	99.3	1081	72,3	415	27.7
Yes	4	0.7	0	0.00	4	100.0
Physical health self-assessment during last month							128.0	2	<0.001
Excellent/very good	1000	66.7	808	80.8	192	19.2
Good	407	27.1	237	58.2	170	41.8
Poor/very poor	93	6.2	36	38.7	57	61.3
Mental health self-assessment during last month							323.10	2	<0.001
Excellent/very good	919	61.3	801	87.7	118	12.8
Good	410	27.3	234	57.1	176	42.9
Poor/very poor	171	11.4	46	26.9	125	73.1
Family history of mental health disorders (e.g. depression)							7.63	1	0.006
No	1291	86.1	947	73.4	344	26.6
Yes	209	13.9	134	64.1	75	35.9