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Table 4 Prevalence of clinical depressive symptoms (CES-D ≥ 20) by classification of participants in terms of self-reported health and health-behaviors

From: The prevalence and socio-demographic correlates of depressive symptoms among Cypriot university students: a cross-sectional descriptive co-relational study

 

TOTAL

Students without clinical depressive symptoms

Students with clinically significant depressive symptoms

X2

DF

P value

Ν

%

Ν

%

Ν

%

Chronic physical disorder or disability

      

4.18

1

0.041

No

1371

94.1

998

72.8

373

27.2

Yes

129

8.6

83

63.3

46

35.7

Mental health problem (e.g. depression)

      

48.64

1

<0.001

No

1366

1.1

1019

74.6

347

25.4

Yes

134

8.9

62

46.3

72

53.7

Admission to mental health hospital/clinic

      

10.34

1

< 0.001

No

1496

99.3

1081

72,3

415

27.7

Yes

4

0.7

0

0.00

4

100.0

Physical health self-assessment during last month

      

128.0

2

<0.001

Excellent/very good

1000

66.7

808

80.8

192

19.2

Good

407

27.1

237

58.2

170

41.8

Poor/very poor

93

6.2

36

38.7

57

61.3

Mental health self-assessment during last month

      

323.10

2

<0.001

Excellent/very good

919

61.3

801

87.7

118

12.8

Good

410

27.3

234

57.1

176

42.9

Poor/very poor

171

11.4

46

26.9

125

73.1

Family history of mental health disorders (e.g. depression)

      

7.63

1

0.006

No

1291

86.1

947

73.4

344

26.6

Yes

209

13.9

134

64.1

75

35.9