Table 1.

Descriptive statistics. Percent (n in parentheses) and significance levels from chi-square tests

	Non-depressed controls (n = 155)	Depressed (n = 227)	χ 2 and p-value
Baseline
Sex
Male	20.6 (32)	20.7 (47)
Female	79.4 (123)	79.3 (180)	0.00
Parental separation	27.1 (42)	41.4 (94)	8.23**
Major conflicts between parents	9.7 (15)	29.5 (67)	21.50***
Major conflicts with parents	5.2 (8)	27.3 (62)	30.20***
Family income considerably reduced	9.7 (15)	21.6 (49)	9.37**
Family moved to another city	29.0 (45)	35.2 (80)	1.61
Parental depressiona, b	25.8 (40)	37.5 (84)	5.69*
Follow-up
Major depression in adulthood	31.0 (48)	59.5 (135)	29.99***

***p < 0.001 **p < 0.01 *p < 0.05

^aNon-depressed controls n = 155; depressed n = 224

^bQuestion posed at follow-up but is retrospective