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Table 3 Univariate analysis of variables depicting their relation of depression and anxiety

From: Prevalence of depression and anxiety among school-going adolescents in Indian Kashmir valley during COVID-19 pandemic

  

Total N (%)

Depression present N (%)

Score ≥ 10

p value

Anxiety present N (%)

Score ≥ 10

p value

Total

 

426

68 (15.96)

 

85 (19.95)

 

Age

Less than 18

204

34 (16.67)

0.12

51 (25.00)

0.01

More than 18

222

34 (15.32)

 

34 (15.32)

 

Gender

Male

242

35 (14.16)

 

34 (14.05)

 

Female

184

33 (17.93)

0.352

51 (27.72)

0.001

BMI

Underweight

34

2 (5.88)

 

3 (8.82)

 

Normal

291

40 (13.75)

 

65 (22.32)

 

Overweight

101

26 (25.74)

0.001

17 (16.83)

0.004

Residence

Urban

332

50 (15.06)

 

59 (17.77)

 

Rural

94

18 (19.15)

0.34

26 (27.66)

0.04

Physical activity

Less than optimal

186

51 (27.42)

 

38 (20.43)

 

Optimal and more

240

17 (7.08)

0.00

47 (19.58)

0.82

Level of education

Less than 10th

169

32 (18.93)

0.179

31 (18.34)

0.537

More than 10th

257

36 (14.01)

54 (21.01)

Self-diagnosis of any mental illness

Yes

4

4 (100)

0.001

4 (100)

0.007

No

422

64 (15.17)

81 (19.19)

Family diagnosis of any mental illness

Yes

7

3 (42.86)

0.13

4 (57.14)

0.044

No

419

65 (15.51)

81 (19.33)

Past history of personal COVID-19 infection

Yes

34

26 (76.47)

0.001

22 (64.71)

0.001

No

392

42 (10.71)

63 (16.07)

Past history of COVID-19 infection in family

Yes

111

26 (23.42)

0.0158

17 (15.32)

0.169

No

315

42 (13.33)

68 (21.59)

History of hospital admission for any family member due to COVID-19

Yes

34

16 (47.06)

0.001

19 (55.88)

0.001

No

392

52 (13.27)

66 (16.84)

History of being quarantined for 14 days

Yes

111

26 (23.42)

0.0158

17 (15.32)

0.169

No

315

42 (13.33)

68 (21.59)

  1. Fisher exact test used for all cells except for cells with any value less than 5 in which case chi square test with Yates correction used
  2. Numbers in parenthesis are percentages
  3. Correlation of quantitative variables with GAD-7 and PHQ-9A for adolescents