Table 1 Demographic characteristics of college students
Variables | n (%) | Depressive symptoms | χ2orZ | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No, n (%) | Yes, n (%) | ||||
Gender | 32.942 | < 0.001 | |||
 Male | 592 (35.2) | 200 (33.8) | 392 (66.2) |  |  |
 Female | 1089 (64.8) | 526 (48.3) | 563 (51.7) |  |  |
Major | 0.003 | 0.959 | |||
 Others | 536 (31.9) | 231 (43.1) | 305 (56.9) |  |  |
 Medical related major | 1145 (68.1) | 495 (43.2) | 650 (56.8) |  |  |
Grade | 6.595 | 0.010 | |||
 1/2 | 1222 (72.7) | 551 (45.1) | 671 (54.9) |  |  |
 3/4/5 | 459 (27.3) | 175 (38.1) | 284 (61.9) |  |  |
Region | 1.946 | 0.163 | |||
 Rural | 441 (26.2) | 178 (40.4) | 263 (59.6) |  |  |
 Urban | 1240 (73.8) | 548 (44.2) | 692 (55.8) |  |  |
Monthly disposable income | 2.582 | 0.010 | |||
  ≤ 1000 | 367 (21.8) | 147 (40.0) | 220 (60.0) |  |  |
 1001–2000 | 1038 (61.7) | 439 (42.3) | 599 (57.7) |  |  |
  > 2000 | 276 (16.4) | 140 (50.7) | 136 (49.3) |  |  |