Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of New-onset MDD and Non-MDD participants
Variables | Categories | New-onset MDD (%) | Non-MDD (%) | χ2 | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
| Â | Males | 55(2.0) | 2695(98.0) | 1.41 | 0.235 |
| Â | Females | 103(2.4) | 4132(97.6) | Â | Â |
Residence | |||||
| Â | Urban | 59(2.3) | 2495(97.7) | 0.04 | 0.837 |
| Â | Rural | 99(2.2) | 4332(97.8) | Â | Â |
Major | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
| Â | Medicine | 115(2.2) | 5018(97.8) | 0.04 | 0.840 |
| Â | Non-medicine | 43(2.3) | 1809(97.7) | Â | Â |
Only-child | |||||
| Â | No | 97(2.3) | 4161(97.7) | 0.00 | 0.969 |
| Â | Yes | 61(2.3) | 2600(97.7) | Â | Â |
The marital status of parents | Â | Â | Â | ||
| Â | In marriage | 149(2.3) | 6447(97.7) | 0.01 | 0.944 |
| Â | Others | 9(2.3) | 380(97.7) | Â | Â |
Parents’ relationship | |||||
| Â | Not in harmony | 21(5.0) | 397(95.0) | Â | Â |
|  | General | 55(2.8) | 1923(97.2) | 21.54 | < 0.001 |
| Â | Harmonious | 81(1.8) | 4462(98.2) | Â | Â |
Parents’ marriage satisfaction level (scores) | |||||
|  | P25 (1–6) | 46(3.3) | 1346(96.7) |  |  |
|  | P50 (7–8) | 52(2.7) | 1873(97.3) | 16.14 | 0.001 |
| Â | P75 (9) | 27(2.0) | 1357(98.0) | Â | Â |
| Â | P100 (10) | 32(1.4) | 2206(98.6) | Â | Â |
Overall feeling about family atmosphere | Â | Â | |||
| Â | Fine | 102(1.9) | 5292(98.1) | Â | Â |
|  | Neutrally | 39(3.2) | 1195(96.8) | 19.32 | < 0.001 |
| Â | Badly | 14(6.5) | 201(93.5) | Â | Â |
| Â | Not sure | 2(2.1) | 94(97.9) | Â | Â |
Baseline depressive symptoms | |||||
|  | No (0–13) | 127(1.9) | 6440(98.1) |  |  |
|  | Mild (14–19) | 10(4.7) | 201(95.3) | 42.36 | < 0.001 |
|  | Moderate (20–28) | 14(10.6) | 118(89.4) |  |  |
|  | Severe (29–63) | 5(17.2) | 24(82.8) |  | |