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Table 1 Group comparisons of sociodemographic characteristics according to the presence of depression

From: Life satisfaction and happiness associated with depressive symptoms among university students: a cross-sectional study in Korea

Socio-demographic variables

Depressive symptoms

t/χ2

p

No (BDI < 16)

N (%) or mean ± SD

2024 (86.6)

Yes (BDI ≥ 16)

N (%) or mean ± SD

314 (13.4)

Total

N (%) or mean ± SD

2338 (100.0)

Age (years)

23.8 ± 4.2

23.3 ± 4.0

23.7 ± 4.2

1.82

0.069

Gender

 Male

962 (47.5)

109 (34.7)

1071 (45.8)

17.99

< 0.001

 Female

1062 (52.5)

205 (65.3)

1267 (54.2)

Grade

 Freshman

346 (17.1)

58 (18.5)

404 (17.3)

2.75

0.432

 Sophomore

856 (42.3)

132 (42.0)

988 (42.3)

 Junior

734 (36.3)

105 (33.4)

839 (35.9)

 Senior

87 (4.3)

19 (6.1)

106 (4.5)

Religion

 No

1034 (51.1)

168 (53.5)

1202 (51.4)

5.60

0.231

 Christianity

573 (28.3)

71 (22.6)

644 (27.5)

 Catholicism

264 (13.0)

51 (16.2)

315 (13.5)

 Buddhism

139 (6.9)

22 (7.0)

161 (6.9)

 Other religions

14 (0.7)

2 (0.6)

16 (0.7)

Subjective body shape

 Obese

704 (34.8)

136 (43.3)

840 (35.9)

13.35

0.001

 Average

772 (38.2)

88 (28.0)

860 (36.8)

 Slim

545 (27.0)

90 (28.7)

635 (27.2)

Subjective SES

 High

72 (3.6)

7 (2.2)

79 (3.4)

3.38

0.184

 Middle

1882 (93.2)

290 (92.9)

2172 (92.9)

 Low

65 (3.2)

15 (4.8)

80 (3.4)

Subjective pocket money

 Sufficient

915 (45.3)

109 (34.7)

1024 (43.8)

33.32

< 0.001

 Moderate

457 (22.6)

52 (16.6)

509 (21.8)

 Insufficient

649 (32.1)

153 (48.7)

802 (34.3)

  1. BDI Beck Depression Inventory, SES socioeconomic status