Table 1.
Sociodemographic profiles and adolescent depression.
| Variables | Characteristics | Non depressed (n = 362) N (%) | Depressed (n = 99) N (%) | Tests | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 13–15 | 217 (59.9) | 71 (71.7) | 4.596a | 0.032 |
| 16–17 | 145 (40.1) | 28 (28.3) | |||
| Sex | Male | 140 (38.7) | 48 (48.5) | 2.705b | 0.100 |
| Female | 222 (61.3) | 51 (51.5) | |||
| Ethnic group | Malay | 253 (69.9) | 55 (55.6) | 10.131a | 0.017 |
| Chinese | 68 (18.8) | 33 (33.3) | |||
| Indian | 35 (9.7) | 10 (10) | |||
| Others | 6 (1.6) | 1 (1) | |||
| Religion | Muslim | 257 (71.0) | 56 (56.6) | ||
| Buddha | 63 (17.4) | 35 (35.4) | |||
| Hindu Cristian | 31 (8.6) 11 (3.0) |
7 (7.1) 0 (0) | |||
| others | 0 (0) | 1 (1.0) | |||
|
Socio-economic status (SES):
Father Mother |
Low | 242 | 69 | 1.151a | 0.283 |
| High | 99 | 21 | |||
| Low | 262 | 67 | 0.002a | 0.965 | |
| High | 85 | 22 | |||
| Parents marital status | Married | 328 (92.1) | 85 (87.6) | 1.923a | 0.166 |
| Divorced | 28 (7.9) | 12 (12.4) | |||
| Others |
aPearson Chi-square.
bYates continuity correction.
cIndependent t-test.
Bold values signify statistical significance.