Characteristic | Control (N = 464) | MDD (N = 439) | BPD (N = 600) | χ2 or F | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (Mean ± SD) | 30.7 ± 12.6 | 29.8 ± 14.9 | 30.5 ± 14.7 | F = 0.431 | 0.650 |
Gender (N (%) female) | 268 (57.8) | 281 (64.0) | 342 (57.0) | χ2 = 5.804 | 0.055 |
Number of hospitalizations (Mean ± SD) | ---- | 1.5 ± 1.4 | 1.9 ± 1.8 | ---- | ---- |
Family history of mental illness (N (%)) | ---- | 72 (16.4) | 122 (20.3) | ---- | ---- |
Age at onset (Mean ± SD) | ---- | 22.1 ± 13.6 | 23.1 ± 11.4 | ---- | ---- |
Education experience (N (%)) |  |  |  | F = 5.630 | 0.466 |
 Primary school | 33 (7.1) | 35 (8.0) | 44 (7.3) |  |  |
 Junior school | 134 (28.9) | 124 (28.2) | 146 (24.3) |  |  |
 Senior school | 130 (28.0) | 135 (30.8) | 177 (29.5) |  |  |
 College/university | 167 (36.0) | 145 (33.0) | 233 (38.8) |  |  |
Marriage status (N (%)) |  |  |  | χ2 = 0.964 | 0.617 |
 Married | 148 (31.9) | 131 (29.8) | 175 (29.2) |  |  |
 Single | 316 (68.1) | 308 (70.2) | 425 (70.8) |  |  |
Employment status (N (%)) |  |  |  | χ2 = 3.512 | 0.173 |
 Employed | 205 (44.2) | 167 (38.0) | 248 (41.3) |  |  |
 Unemployed/Retired | 259 (55.8) | 272 (62.0) | 352 (58.7) |  |  |