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Table 1 Characteristics of study subjects of urban or rural junior middle school 

From: Sociodemographic characteristics associated with adolescent depression in urban and rural areas of Hubei province: a cross-sectional analysis

Variables

Total

(N = 3605)

Rural

(N = 1731)

Urban

(N = 1874)

P

Age, years (Median, IQR)

13 (13~14)

13 (12~13)

14 (13~14)

0.00

Females, n (%)

1560 (43.27)

657 (37.95)

903 (48.19)

0.00

Depression, n (%)

1220 (33.84)

562 (32.47)

658 (35.11)

0.094

Accommodation, n (%)

   

0.00

 At home

2393 (66.38)

580 (33.50)

1813 (96.74)

 

 In residence

735 (20.39)

709 (40.96)

26 (1.39)

 

 Others

477 (13.23)

442 (25.53)

35 (1.87)

 

Academic achievement, n (%)

   

0.00

 Excellent

567 (15.73)

171 (9.88)

396 (21.13)

 

 Average

1322 (36.67)

627 (36.22)

695 (37.09)

 

 Poor

1716 (47.60)

933 (53.90)

783 (41.78)

 

Key class, n (%)

1547 (42.91)

476 (27.50)

1071 (57.15)

0.00

Three-generational household, n (%)

847 (23.50)

342 (19.76)

505 (26.95)

0.00

Only children, n (%)

2208 (61.25)

260 (15.02)

1137 (60.67)

0.00

Left behind children, n (%)

1041 (28.88)

887 (51.24)

154 (8.22)

0.00

Single parent family, n (%)

210 (5.83)

90 (5.20)

120 (6.4)

0.123

Full-time mother, n (%)

579 (16.06)

316 (18.26)

263 (14.03)

0.001

Father’s education level, n (%)

   

0.00

 Primary school or below

479 (13.29)

352 (20.34)

127 (6.78)

 

 Secondary school

2075 (57.56)

1257 (72.62)

818 (43.65)

 

 College degree or above

1051 (29.15)

122 (7.04)

929 (49.57)

 

Mother’s education level, n (%)

   

0.00

 Primary school or below

810 (22.47)

667 (38.53)

143 (7.63)

 

 Secondary school

1863 (51.68)

979 (56.56)

884 (47.17)

 

 College degree or above

932 (25.85)

85 (4.91)

847 (45.20)

 

Exercise habit, n (%)

1735 (48.13)

666 (38.47)

1069 (57.04)

0.00