Table 2. Association between self-reported depression and socio-demographic variables.
* p < 0.05, statistical significance
BMI, Body mass index, CGPA, cumulative grade point average.
| Variables | Depression | No Depression | X2 | df | p-value |
| CGPA | 3.75 ± 0.16 | 3.73 ± 0.17 | 0.16 | ||
| BMI | 14.97 | 3 | <0.001* | ||
| Underweight | 5 (35.7%) | 9 (64.3%) | |||
| Normal | 44 (23.9%) | 140 (76.1%) | |||
| Overweight | 39 (35.1%) | 72 (64.9%) | |||
| Obese | 56 (44.8%) | 69 (55.2%) | |||
| Chronic Back pain | 14.14 | 1 | <0.001* | ||
| Yes | 81 (42.9%) | 108 (57.1%) | |||
| No | 63 (25.7%) | 182 (74.3%) | |||
| Year in school | 6.2 | 3 | <0.001* | ||
| Senior | 57 (40.1%) | 85 (59.9%) | |||
| Junior | 37 (32.7%) | 76 (67.3%) | |||
| Sophomore | 16 (33.3%) | 32 (66.7%) | |||
| Freshmen | 34 (26.0%) | 97 (74.0%) | |||
| Race/Ethnicity | 10.58 | 4 | 0.03* | ||
| Whites | 124 (37.1%) | 210 (62.9%) | |||
| Blacks | 10 (19.6%) | 41 (80.4%) | |||
| Hispanics | 7 (21.2%) | 26 (78.8%) | |||
| Others | 3 (21.4%) | 11 (78.6%) | |||
| Age | 4.01 | 1 | 0.03* | ||
| < 24 yrs. | 108 (30.9%) | 241 (69.1%) | |||
| ≥ 24 yrs. | 36 (42.4%) | 49 (57.6%) | |||
| School employment | 0.91 | 1 | 0.2 | ||
| Yes | 79 (35.3%) | 145 (64.7%) | |||
| No | 65 (31.0%) | 145 (69.0%) | |||
| Regular Physical exercise | 0.74 | 1 | 0.39 | ||
| Yes | 109 (32.2%) | 230 (67.8%) | |||
| No | 35 (36.8%) | 60 (63.2%) |