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Table 1 The baseline socio-demographic characteristics of follow-up completers and non-completers

From: Perceived parenting styles and incidence of major depressive disorder: results from a 6985 freshmen cohort study

Variables

Categories

Completers (%)

Non-completers (%)

χ2

P

Gender

 

Males

2989(92.7)

236(7.3)

5.20

0.023

 

Females

4561(94.0)

293(6.0)

  

Residence

 

Urban

2793(93.3)

202(6.7)

0.30

0.583

 

Rural

4757(93.6)

327(6.4)

  

Major

 

Medicine

5516(96.3)

214(3.7)

254.87

< 0.001

 

Non-medicine

2034(86.6)

315(13.4)

  

Only-child

 

No

4593(93.3)

329(6.7)

0.80

0.372

 

Yes

2885(93.8)

190(6.2)

  

The marital status of parents

   
 

In marriage

7114(93.6)

483(6.4)

7.52

0.006

 

Others

436(90.5)

46(9.5)

  

Parents’ relationship

 

Not in harmony

476(93.7)

32(6.3)

  
 

General

2178(93.6)

150(6.4)

0.04

0.980

 

Harmonious

4826(93.5)

336(6.5)

  

Parents’ marriage satisfaction level (scores)

 

P25 (1–6)

1558(92.7)

122(7.3)

  
 

P50 (7–8)

2090(93.8)

139(6.2)

5.12

0.163

 

P75 (9)

1461(94.6)

84(5.4)

  
 

P100 (10)

2371(93.2)

173(6.8)

  

Overall feeling about family atmosphere

 

Fine

5736(93.8)

378(6.2)

  
 

Neutrally

1388(92.7)

109(7.3)

4.28

0.233

 

Badly

249(91.5)

23(8.5)

  
 

Not sure

107(93.0)

8(7.0)

  

Baseline depressive symptoms

 

No (0–13)

7008(93.6)

483(6.4)

  
 

Mild (14–19)

257(91.8)

23(8.2)

3.06

0.383

 

Moderate (20–28)

173(95.6)

8(4.4)

  
 

Severe (29–63)

42(91.3)

4(8.7)

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