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. 2022 Aug 16;9(8):1237. doi: 10.3390/children9081237

Table 2.

The odds ratio of depressive symptoms for different variables by gender.

Variables Depression Symptoms (SDS ≥ 50)
Males Females
Adjusted OR 95%CI p Adjusted OR 95%CI p
Sleep quality (PSQI)
Good 1.00 1.00
Poor 44.33 30.63 64.16 <0.001 7.30 6.09 8.76 <0.001
Age (years)
19 1.00 1.00
20 1.23 1.02 1.50 0.035 1.02 0.88 1.19 0.802
21 1.15 0.93 1.41 0.205 1.13 0.95 1.34 0.169
22 1.68 1.34 2.09 <0.001 0.87 0.69 1.09 0.222
Urban and rural
Urban 1.00 1.00
Rural 1.29 1.08 1.54 0.006 1.08 0.93 1.25 0.294
One-child family
Yes 1.00 1.00
No 1.79 1.53 2.11 <0.001 1.71 1.45 2.02 <0.001
BMI
Underweight 1.00 1.00
Normal 1.13 0.88 1.45 0.355 0.94 0.80 1.11 0.479
Overweight 0.98 0.74 1.31 0.903 0.80 0.61 1.05 0.101
Obese 1.10 0.83 1.47 0.505 1.03 0.84 1.26 0.781
Physical activity
Yes 1.00 1.00
No 1.77 1.41 2.23 <0.001 2.68 2.09 3.42 <0.001
Screen time
≤2 h/d 1.00 1.00
>2 h/d 1.88 1.58 2.23 <0.001 1.95 1.67 2.28 <0.001
Sugar-sweetened beverages
No 1.00 1.00
Yes 1.53 1.27 1.83 <0.001 1.54 1.27 1.85 <0.001
Father’s education
College and above 1.00 1.00
Elementary school and below 1.89 1.42 2.52 <0.001 1.84 1.44 2.35 <0.001
Middle school 1.41 1.07 1.84 0.013 1.50 1.20 1.87 <0.001
Mother’s education
College and above 1.00 1.00
Elementary school and below 1.97 1.40 2.77 <0.001 3.88 2.69 5.59 <0.001
Middle school 1.70 1.21 2.40 0.002 3.45 2.40 4.97 <0.001
SES
High 1.00 1.00
Low 2.23 1.70 2.92 <0.001 2.05 1.61 2.62 <0.001
Medium 1.35 1.08 1.70 0.009 1.28 1.06 1.54 0.011

Note: CI, confidence interval; OR, odds ratio; SDS, self-rating depression scale; PSQI, Pittsburgh sleep quality index; BMI, body mass index; SES, socioeconomic status. The division of different variables is described in the research methods section.