Estimated prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of mental disorders in medical students of Hebei Province, China: A cross-sectional study

Table 3 12-mo prevalence of mental disorders by gender in medical students (n = 7117)

	Male		Female		P value
	Frequency	Prevalence, % (95%CI)	Frequency	Prevalence, % (95%CI)
Mood disorders
Depressive disorders	114	4.4 (3.63-5.24)	146	3.2 (2.75-3.81)	0.014a
Major depressive disorder	111	4.3 (3.52-5.11)	138	3.1 (2.59-3.62)	0.008b
Dysthymic disorder	3	0.1 (0.03-0.36)	8	0.2 (0.08-0.37)	0.517
Bipolar disorder	15	0.6 (0.33-0.96)	11	0.2 (0.13-0.45)	0.026a
Anxiety disorders
Panic attack	7	0.3 (0.12-0.58)	11	0.2 (0.13-0.45)	0.845
Agoraphobia without history of panic disorder	4	0.2 (0.05-0.42)	4	0.1 (0.03-0.25)	0.434
Social phobia	42	1.6 (1.18-2.19)	55	1.2 (0.93-1.60)	0.173
Obsessive compulsive disorder	73	2.8 (2.22-3.53)	74	1.6 (1.30-2.07)	0.001b
Post-traumatic stress disorder	7	0.3 (0.12-0.58)	8	0.2 (0.08-0.37)	0.421
Generalized anxiety disorder	46	1.8 (1.31-2.36)	72	1.6 (1.26-2.02)	0.599
Substance-use disorders
Alcohol use disorders	30	1.2 (0.79-1.66)	12	0.3 (0.15-0.48)	< 0.001b
Alcohol dependence	13	0.5 (0.28-0.88)	3	0.1 (0.02-0.22)	< 0.001b
Alcohol abuse	17	0.7 (0.39-1.06)	9	0.2 (0.10-0.39)	0.002b
Drug use disorders	2	< 0.1 (0.01-0.31)	2	< 0.1 (0.01-0.17)	0.580
Drug dependence	2	< 0.1 (0.01-0.31)	1	< 0.1 (0.01-0.13)	0.281
Drug abuse	0		1	< 0.1 (0.00-0.14)	0.447
Psychotic disorder
Any psychotic disorder	3	0.1 (0.03-0.36)	2	< 0.1 (0.01-0.17)	0.279
Eating disorders
Anorexia	1	< 0.1 (0.00-0.25)	2	< 0.1 (0.01-0.17)	0.904
Bulimia	0		1	< 0.1 (0.00-0.14)	0.447

^aP < 0.05 (male vs female).

^bP < 0.01 (male vs female).