Table 2.
Demographic characteristics by anxiety (SASC) and major depression (MDD) scales among 1122 migrant adolescents in Guangzhou, China, in 2016
| Variables | N (%) | MDD Mean (SD) |
P value | SASC Mean (SD) |
P value |
| Gender | 0.097 | <0.001 | |||
| Boys | 621 (55) | 8.78 (2.17) | 14.67 (3.72) | ||
| Girls | 501 (45) | 8.56 (2.22) | 13.41 (4.01) | ||
| Age (years) | 0.003 | 0.043 | |||
| 11–12 | 75 (7) | 9.01 (2.30) | 14.47 (4.09) | ||
| 13 | 391 (35) | 8.97 (2.10) | 14.51 (3.89) | ||
| 14 | 452 (40) | 8.49 (2.28) | 13.86 (3.91) | ||
| 15–16 | 204 (18) | 8.47 (2.07) | 13.77 (3.80) | ||
| Place of origin | 0.318 | 0.525 | |||
| Guangdong province | 592 (53) | 8.75 (2.16) | 14.04 (3.75) | ||
| Other province | 530 (47) | 8.62 (2.23) | 14.19 (4.08) | ||
| Length of stay in Guangzhou | 0.132 | 0.444 | |||
| <5 years | 241 (22) | 8.57 (2.18) | 14.24 (3.94) | ||
| 5–10 years | 317 (28) | 8.56 (2.16) | 14.29 (3.69) | ||
| >10 years | 540 (48) | 8.83 (2.22) | 13.97 (4.04) |
MDD, major depressive disorder; SASC, Social Anxiety Scale for Children.