Case Control Study
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World J Psychiatry. Jul 19, 2022; 12(7): 915-928
Published online Jul 19, 2022. doi: 10.5498/wjp.v12.i7.915
Table 1 Measurements of explanatory variables
Classification
Variable
Characteristics
Sociodemographic factorsGender Male or female
Number of siblings (including the subject)1 person, 2 people, 3 people, or 4 people or more
Environmental factorsMean conversation time with parents per day < 30 min, ≥ 30 min and < 1 h, ≥ 1 h and < 2 h, ≥ 2 h and < 3 h, or ≥ 3 h
Personal factorsSatisfaction with academic achievement Dissatisfied, not dissatisfied or satisfied, or satisfied
Satisfaction with school life Dissatisfied, not dissatisfied or satisfied, or satisfied
Mean sleeping hours per day < 5 h, 6 h, 7 h, 8 h, 9 h, or ≥ 10 h
Social withdrawal Continuous variable
Aggression Continuous variable
Attention Continuous variable
Physical symptoms Continuous variable
Table 2 General characteristics of subjects (mean ± SD)
Characteristic
n
%
Depressive disorder
No199982.0
Yes43918.0
Gender
Male131854.1
Female112045.9
Number of siblings (including the subject)
1 person35814.7
2 people148761.0
3 people51521.1
4 people783.2
Mean sleeping hours per day
< 5 h632.6
6 h2369.7
7 h 60024.6
8 h98640.4
9 h45418.6
≥ 10 h994.1
Mean conversation time with parents per day
< 30 min45618.7
≥ 30 min and < 1 h78132.0
≥ 1 h and < 2 h64426.4
≥ 2 h and < 3 h35114.4
≥ 3 h2068.4
Satisfaction with academic achievement
Dissatisfied57723.9
Not dissatisfied or satisfied90637.6
Satisfied 92838.5
Satisfaction with school life
Dissatisfied1445.9
Not dissatisfied or satisfied61625.4
Satisfied 166668.7
Attention15.2 ± 3.9
Aggression11.4 ± 3.5
Social withdrawal10.6 ± 3.5
Physical symptoms14.9 ± 4.8
Table 3 Characteristics by prevalence of depressive disorder, n (%) (mean ± SD)
CharacteristicDepressive disorder
P value
No (n = 1999)
Yes (n = 439)
Gender< 0.001
Male1119 (84.9)199 (15.1)
Female880 (78.6)240 (21.4)
Number of siblings (including the subject)0.671
1 person301 (84.1)57 (15.9)
2 people1217 (81.8)270 (18.2)
3 people419 (81.4)96 (18.6)
4 people62 (79.5)16 (20.5)
Mean sleeping hours per day<0.001
< 5 h44 (69.8)19 (30.2)
6 h191 (80.9)45 (19.1)
7 h 512 (85.3)88(14.7)
8 h841 (85.3)145 (14.7)
9 h350 (77.1)104 (22.9)
≥ 10 h61 (61.6)38 (38.4)
Mean conversation time with parents per day < 0.001
< 30 min240 (74.6)116 (25.4)
≥ 30 min and < 1 h645 (82.6)136 (17.4)
≥ 1 h and < 2 h539 (83.7)105 (16.3)
≥ 2 h and < 3 h293 (83.5)58 (16.5)
≥ 3 h182 (88.3)24 (11.7)
Satisfaction with academic achievement < 0.001
Dissatisfied434 (75.2)143 (24.8)
Not dissatisfied or satisfied735 (81.1)171 (18.9)
Satisfied 812 (87.5)116 (12.5)
Satisfaction with school life < 0.001
Dissatisfied63 (43.8)81 (56.3)
Not dissatisfied or satisfied470 (76.3)146 (23.7)
Satisfied 1457 (87.5)209 (12.5)
Attention14.6 ± 3.817.7 ± 3.1< 0.001
Aggression10.6 ± 3.115.1 ± 3.1< 0.001
Social withdrawal10.0 ± 3.313.6 ± 2.9< 0.001
Physical symptoms13.7 ± 4.220.2 ± 3.7< 0.001