Table 2.
Covariates among non-depressed controls and depressed at baseline and depression at follow-up by parental separation. Percent and significance levels from chi-square tests
| Non-depressed controls (n = 155) | Depressed (n = 227) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parents not separated | Parents separated | χ 2 and p-value | Parents not separated | Parents separated | χ 2 and p-value | |
| Baseline | ||||||
| Major conflicts between parents | 3.5 | 26.2 | 17.97*** | 18.8 | 44.7 | 17.74*** |
| Major conflicts with parents | 4.4 | 7.1 | 0.46 | 21.8 | 35.1 | 4.91* |
| Family income considerably reduced | 6.2 | 19.1 | 5.79* | 15.8 | 29.8 | 6.38* |
| Family moved to another city | 25.7 | 38.1 | 2.30 | 30.1 | 42.6 | 3.76 |
| Parental depressiona, b | 22.1 | 35.7 | 2.95 | 33.3 | 43.5 | 2.38 |
| Follow-up | ||||||
| Major depression in adulthood | 31.9 | 28.6 | 0.15 | 53.4 | 68.1 | 4.94* |
***p < 0.001 *p < 0.05
aNon-depressed controls n = 155; depressed n = 224
bQuestion posed at follow-up but is retrospective