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Table 2 Covariates among non-depressed controls and depressed at baseline and depression at follow-up by parental separation. Percent and significance levels from chi-square tests

From: Parental separation in childhood as a risk factor for depression in adulthood: a community-based study of adolescents screened for depression and followed up after 15 years

 

Non-depressed controls (n = 155)

Depressed (n = 227)

 

Parents not separated

Parents separated

χ 2 and p-value

Parents not separated

Parents separated

χ 2 and p-value

Baseline

Major conflicts between parents

3.5

26.2

17.97***

18.8

44.7

17.74***

Major conflicts with parents

4.4

7.1

0.46

21.8

35.1

4.91*

Family income considerably reduced

6.2

19.1

5.79*

15.8

29.8

6.38*

Family moved to another city

25.7

38.1

2.30

30.1

42.6

3.76

Parental depressiona, b

22.1

35.7

2.95

33.3

43.5

2.38

Follow-up

Major depression in adulthood

31.9

28.6

0.15

53.4

68.1

4.94*

  1. ***p < 0.001 *p < 0.05
  2. aNon-depressed controls n = 155; depressed n = 224
  3. bQuestion posed at follow-up but is retrospective