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Table 2 Lifestyle characteristics of depression groups

From: Depression in military medicine cadets: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Low riska[n(%b)]

High riska[n(%b)]

P value from univariate analysis

P value from binary logistic regression

Total [n(%b)]

Smoking

  

0.96*

0.892

 

 Yes

8 (9.0 %)

5 (8.8 %)

  

13 (9.0 %)

 No

81 (91.0 %)

52 (91.2 %)

  

133 (91.0 %)

Vitamin supplementation

  

0.83*

0.934

 

 Yes

15 (16.9 %)

11 (19.3 %)

  

26 (18.0 %)

 No

74 (83.1 %)

46 (80.7 %)

  

120 (82.0 %)

Energy drink use

  

0.93*

0.635

 

 Yes

12 (13.5 %)

8 (14.0 %)

  

20 (14.0 %)

 No

77 (86.5 %)

49 (86.0 %)

  

126 (86.0 %)

Alcohol consumption

  

0.45*

0.258

 

 0-1 units

67 (75.3 %)

46 (80.7 %)

  

113 (77.0 %)

  > 1 units

22 (24.7 %)

11 (19.3 %)

  

33 (23.0 %)

Daily coffee consumption (units) [median (IQR)]

1 (0.0-2.5)

2 (1.0-2.5)

0.32**

0.078

2 (1.0-2.3)

Daily fruit/vegetable consumption (servings) [median (IQR)]

2 (1–2)

2 (1–2)

0.28**

0.522

2 (1–2)

Weekly fish consumption (servings) [median (IQR)]

1 (1–1)

1 (1–1)

0.27**

0.173

1 (1–1)

BMI (kg/m2) [mean (SD)]

23.32 (2.19)

23.10 (1.87)

0.53***

0.285

23.23 (2.06)

  1. * P value from Chi-square test
  2. ** P value from Mann Whitney U test
  3. *** P value from t-test
  4. ahigh and low risk for the presence of depression according to Zung self-reporting depression scale
  5. bpercentage within group