Table 2.
The rate of different severities of depressive symptoms in high school students assessed by PHQ-9.
| Variables | Gender | P | Grade | P | All | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | Grade one | Grade two | Grade three | (n = 1,018) | |||
| (n = 473) | (n = 545) | (n = 496) | (n = 267) | (n = 255) | ||||
| Mean score | 5.12 ± 4.92 | 5.82 ± 4.69 | 0.021* | 6.11 ± 4.90 | 4.92 ± 4.54 | 4.89 ± 4.75 | 0.0003** | 5.49 ± 4.81 |
| Minimal/ | 243 (51.4) | 242 (44.4) | 198 (39.9) | 146 (54.7) | 141 (55.3) | 485 (47.6) | ||
| No depression | ||||||||
| Mild | 158 (33.4) | 196 (36.0) | 196 (39.5) | 82 (30.7) | 76 (29.8) | 354 (34.8) | ||
| Moderate | 51 (10.8) | 83 (15.2) | 73 (14.7) | 31 (11.6) | 30 (11.8) | 134 (13.2) | ||
| Severe | 21 (4.4) | 24 (4.4) | 29 (5.8) | 8 (3.0) | 8 (3.1) | 45 (4.4) | ||
| Mild to severe | 230 (48.6) | 303 (55.6) | 298 (60.1) | 121 (45.3) | 114 (44.7) | 533 (52.4) | ||
PHQ-9, Patient Health Questionnaire 9-item.
*
P < 0.05.
**
P < 0.001.