Table 2.

Univariate logistic regression analysis of the factors associated with depressive symptoms in left-behind children (n = 1076)

Variables	N	Depressed	rate (%)	OR	OR (95%CI)
Parental relationship
Good	670	325	48.51	1(reference)
Middle	321	204	63.55	1.85	1.41–2.43
Poor	85	60	70.59	2.55	1.56–4.16
Parents’ expectation
High	626	329	52.56	1(reference)
Middle	441	253	57.37	1.22	0.95–1.55
Low	9	7	77.78	3.16	0.65–15.33
Academic stressor
Low	16	8	50.00	1(reference)
Middle	528	270	51.14	1.05	0.39–2.83
High	532	311	58.46	1.41	0.52–3.81
Parent-child relationship
Good	444	202	45.50	1(reference)
Middle	590	360	61.02	1.88	1.46–2.41
Poor	42	27	64.29	2.16	1.12–4.17
Teacher-student relationship
Good	545	244	44.77	1(reference)
Middle	504	323	64.09	2.20	1.72–2.82
Poor	27	22	81.48	5.43	2.03–14.54
Peer relationship
Good	721	359	49.79	1(reference)
Middle	344	221	64.24	1.81	1.39–2.36
Poor	11	9	81.82	4.54	0.97–21.15
Substance abuse
No	955	514	53.82	1(reference)
Yes	121	75	61.98	1.40	0.95–2.06