Table 2 Association between students’ health profile and depressive symptoms
From: Depressive symptoms and its correlates among medical students in Upper Egypt
Variables | Total | Depressive symptoms | No depressive symptom | P value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 766 (%) | n = 425 (%) | n = 341 (%) | ||
Smoking | ||||
▪ Yes | 24 (3.1%) | 13 (54.2%) | 11 (45.8%) | = 0.895 |
▪ No | 742 (96.9%) | 412 (55.5%) | 330 (44.5%) | |
Drug addition | ||||
▪ Yes | 6 (0.8%) | 3 (50.0%) | 3 (50.0%) | = 0.786 |
▪ No | 760 (99.2%) | 422 (55.5%) | 338 (44.5%) | |
Chronic diseaseb | ||||
▪ Yes | 37 (4.8%) | 29 (78.4%) | 8 (21.6%) | = 0.004 |
▪ No | 729 (95.2%) | 396 (54.3%) | 333 (45.7%) | |
Family history of mental illness other than depression | ||||
▪ Yes | 97 (12.7%) | 63 (64.9%) | 34 (35.1%) | = 0.045 |
▪ No | 669 (87.3%) | 362 (54.1%) | 307 (45.9%) | |
Family history of depression | ||||
▪ Yes | 76 (9.9%) | 54 (71.1%) | 22 (28.9%) | = 0.004 |
▪ No | 690 (90.1%) | |||
Life satisfaction score | 20.57 ± 6.5 | 18.71 ± 6.3 | 22.95 ± 5.9 | < 0.001 |
Anthropometric measures (n = 751) a | ||||
▪ Weight | 70.14 ± 15.5 | 70.28 ± 15.9 | 69.97 ± 14.9 | = 0.904 |
▪ Height | 167.67 ± 9.3 | 167.35 ± 9.4 | 168.08 ± 9.2 | = 0.775 |
▪ BMI | 24.79 ± 4.2 | 24.95 ± 4.4 | 24.6 ± 3.9 | = 0.417 |
BMI categories | ||||
▪ Under weight | 23 (3.1%) | 14 (60.9%) | 9 (39.1%) | = 0.72 |
▪ Normal weight | 409 (54.5%) | 223 (54.5%) | 186 (45.5%) | |
▪ Overweight | 247 (32.9%) | 137 (55.5%) | 110 (44.5%) | |
▪ Obese | 72 (9.5%) | 44 (61.1%) | 28 (38.9%) | |