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Table 1 Sample characteristics between cases and control group

From: Associations of FKBP5 polymorphisms and methylation and parenting style with depressive symptoms among Chinese adolescents

Variable

Non-depressive symptoms group (n, %)

Depressive symptoms group (n, %)

P value*

Total

118 (100)

120 (100)

 

Age, median (interquartile range), year

13.0 (13.0 to 14.0)

13.0 (13.0 to 15.0)

0.118

Sex

 Boy

70 (59.3)

40 (33.3)

< 0.001

 Girl

48 (40.7)

80 (66.7)

 

Living arrangement

 Living with both parents

103 (88.0)

86 (71.7)

0.006

 Living with a single parent

10 (8.5)

21 (17.5)

 

 Living with others

4 (3.4)

13 (10.8)

 

 Missing data

1

  

Morning serum total cortisol, median (interquartile range), nmol/L

224.8 (155 to 318)

197.6 (147.9 to 290.8)

0.152

Parenting style of the father

 Permissive

81 (68.6)

67 (55.8)

< 0.001

 Authoritative

32 (27.1)

25 (20.8)

 

 Authoritarian

4 (3.4)

13 (10.8)

 

 Neglectful

1 (0.8)

15 (12.5)

 

Parenting style of the mother

 Permissive

100 (84.7)

78 (65.0)

0.001

 Authoritative

16 (13.6)

24 (20.0)

 

 Authoritarian

2 (1.7)

12 (10.0)

 

 Neglectful

0

6 (5.0)

 
  1. *: The chi-square test was used for categorical variables, and the Wilcoxon rank test was used for age and morning serum total cortisol data