Table 1.
Group comparisons of sociodemographic characteristics according to the presence of depression
| Socio-demographic variables | Depressive symptoms | t/χ2 | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No (BDI < 16) N (%) or mean ± SD 2024 (86.6) |
Yes (BDI ≥ 16) N (%) or mean ± SD 314 (13.4) |
Total N (%) or mean ± SD 2338 (100.0) |
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| Age (years) | 23.8 ± 4.2 | 23.3 ± 4.0 | 23.7 ± 4.2 | 1.82 | 0.069 |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 962 (47.5) | 109 (34.7) | 1071 (45.8) | 17.99 | < 0.001 |
| Female | 1062 (52.5) | 205 (65.3) | 1267 (54.2) | ||
| Grade | |||||
| Freshman | 346 (17.1) | 58 (18.5) | 404 (17.3) | 2.75 | 0.432 |
| Sophomore | 856 (42.3) | 132 (42.0) | 988 (42.3) | ||
| Junior | 734 (36.3) | 105 (33.4) | 839 (35.9) | ||
| Senior | 87 (4.3) | 19 (6.1) | 106 (4.5) | ||
| Religion | |||||
| No | 1034 (51.1) | 168 (53.5) | 1202 (51.4) | 5.60 | 0.231 |
| Christianity | 573 (28.3) | 71 (22.6) | 644 (27.5) | ||
| Catholicism | 264 (13.0) | 51 (16.2) | 315 (13.5) | ||
| Buddhism | 139 (6.9) | 22 (7.0) | 161 (6.9) | ||
| Other religions | 14 (0.7) | 2 (0.6) | 16 (0.7) | ||
| Subjective body shape | |||||
| Obese | 704 (34.8) | 136 (43.3) | 840 (35.9) | 13.35 | 0.001 |
| Average | 772 (38.2) | 88 (28.0) | 860 (36.8) | ||
| Slim | 545 (27.0) | 90 (28.7) | 635 (27.2) | ||
| Subjective SES | |||||
| High | 72 (3.6) | 7 (2.2) | 79 (3.4) | 3.38 | 0.184 |
| Middle | 1882 (93.2) | 290 (92.9) | 2172 (92.9) | ||
| Low | 65 (3.2) | 15 (4.8) | 80 (3.4) | ||
| Subjective pocket money | |||||
| Sufficient | 915 (45.3) | 109 (34.7) | 1024 (43.8) | 33.32 | < 0.001 |
| Moderate | 457 (22.6) | 52 (16.6) | 509 (21.8) | ||
| Insufficient | 649 (32.1) | 153 (48.7) | 802 (34.3) | ||
BDI Beck Depression Inventory, SES socioeconomic status