Depressive Symptoms and Its Associated Factors in 13-Year-Old Urban Adolescents
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1. Subjects
2.2. Adolescents’ Information
Depressive Symptoms
2.3. Parents’ Information
2.4. Data Analyses
3. Results
BDI-II | |||||
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Girls (n = 1,037) | Boys (n = 951) | ||||
Median (P25–P75) | p-value‡ | Median (P25–P75) | p-value‡ | ||
Family characteristics | |||||
Parents’ education, year | |||||
0–6 | 6.99 (3.00–12.24) | 0.163 | 3.00 (1.01–6.01) | 0.143 | |
7–9 | 5.12 (2.00–10.00) | 3.00 (0.00–6.01) | |||
10–12 | 6.01 (2.00–11.00) | 3.08 (1.01–6.01) | |||
≥13 | 6.01 (3.00–10.00) | 3.16 (1.01–7.17) | |||
Household | |||||
Both parents | 6.01 (2.00–10.00) | 0.004 | 3.00 (1.01–6.01) | 0.618 | |
Mother/father/other | 6.99 (3.99–11.99) | 3.00 (1.01–7.35) | |||
Parents’ depression | |||||
None | 5.00 (2.00–10.00) | 0.001 | 3.00 (1.01–6.01) | 0.054 | |
At least 1 parent | 6.99 (3.00–11.99) | 3.99 (1.01–8.00) | |||
Do not know | 6.01 (2.00–9.01) | 2.05 (0.00–6.01) | |||
Individual characteristics | |||||
Age at menarche, year | |||||
≤10 | 6.99 (3.00–15.75) | 0.010 | |||
11 | 6.99 (3.00–11.99) | ||||
12 | 6.01 (2.00–11.55) | ||||
≥13 | 5.00 (2.00–9.01) | ||||
Pre-menarche | 5.00 (2.00–8.04) | ||||
BMI † | |||||
<p85 | 6.01 (2.00–11.00) | 0.228 | 3.00 (1.01–6.01) | 0.813 | |
≥p85 & <p95 | 6.99 (3.00–10.00) | 3.50 (1.01–6.99) | |||
≥p95 | 6.01 (3.00–13.00) | 3.00 (1.01–6.99) | |||
Behaviours | |||||
Sleeping duration, h | |||||
8.5–9.5 | 5.63 (2.00–10.00) | 0.012 | 3.00 (1.01–6.01) | 0.956 | |
≤8.5 | 6.99 (3.00–11.99) | 3.00 (1.01–6.01) | |||
≥9.5 | 6.01 (3.00–11.00) | 3.00 (1.01–6.01) | |||
Smoking | |||||
Never | 5.00 (2.00–9.45) | <0.001 | 3.00 (1.01–6.01) | 0.072 | |
Ever | 8.40 (3.99–15.75) | 3.00 (1.01–8.00) | |||
Drinking alcohol | |||||
Never | 6.01 (2.00–10.00) | 0.002 | 3.00 (1.01–6.01) | 0.038 | |
Ever | 6.30 (3.00–11.99) | 3.99 (1.01–6.99) | |||
Physical exercise | |||||
Never | 6.30 (3.00–11.99) | 0.152 | 3.00 (1.01–6.99) | 0.127 | |
≤1 time/week | 5.00 (3.00–9.01) | 3.00 (1.01–6.01) | |||
2–3 times/week | 6.01 (2.00–10.00) | 3.00 (1.01–6.01) | |||
≥4 times/week | 4.49 (2.00–6.99) | 3.99 (1.01–8.00) |
Girls (n = 1,037) n (%) | Boys (n = 951) n (%) | ||||||
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Characteristics | BDI-II ≤ 13 | BDI-II > 13 | p-value ‡ | BDI-II ≤ 13 | BDI-II > 13 | p-value ‡ | |
Family characteristics | |||||||
Parents’ education, year | |||||||
0–6 | 226 (27.6) | 63 (34.4) | 0.199 | 191 (22.7) | 24 (38.7) | 0.029 | |
7–9 | 168 (20.5) | 40 (21.9) | 174 (20.6) | 8 (12.9) | |||
10–12 | 211 (25.8) | 42 (23.0) | 235 (27.9) | 13 (21.0) | |||
≥13 | 213 (26.0) | 38 (20.8) | 243 (28.8) | 17 (27.4) | |||
Household | |||||||
Both parents | 632 (75.1) | 140 (72.2) | 0.390 | 696 (79.3) | 50 (69.4) | 0.051 | |
Mother/father/other | 209 (24.9) | 54 (27.8) | 182 (20.7) | 22 (30.6) | |||
Parents’ depression | |||||||
None | 291 (56.7) | 54 (50.5) | 0.256 | 297 (57.4) | 13 (41.9) | 0.146 | |
At least 1 parent | 164 (32.0) | 43 (40.2) | 163 (31.5) | 15 (48.4) | |||
Do not know | 58 (11.3) | 10 (9.3) | 57 (11.0) | 3 (9.7) | |||
Individual characteristics | |||||||
Age at menarche, year | |||||||
≤10 | 65 (8.1) | 26 (14.2) | 0.026 | ||||
11 | 178 (22.2) | 45 (24.6) | |||||
12 | 281 (35.1) | 66 (36.1) | |||||
≥13 | 148 (18.5) | 28 (15.3) | |||||
Pre-menarche | 128 (16.0) | 18 (9.8) | |||||
BMI† | |||||||
<p85 | 622 (74.4) | 147 (76.2) | 0.338 | 623 (71.5) | 56 (78.9) | 0.414 | |
≥p85 & < p95 | 140 (16.7) | 25 (13.0) | 147 (16.9) | 9 (12.7) | |||
≥p95 | 74 (8.9) | 21 (10.9) | 101 (11.6) | 6 (8.5) | |||
Sleeping duration, h | |||||||
8.5–9.5 | 305 (40.0) | 61 (34.5) | 0.298 | 311 (41.4) | 15 (31.2) | 0.367 | |
≥9.5 | 223 (29.2) | 52 (29.4) | 243 (32.4) | 19 (39.6) | |||
≤8.5 | 235 (30.8) | 64 (36.2) | 197 (26.2) | 14 (29.2) | |||
Behaviours | |||||||
Smoking | |||||||
Never | 640 (76.8) | 111 (57.5) | <0.001 | 697 (81.8) | 51 (71.8) | 0.039 | |
Ever | 193 (23.2) | 82 (42.5) | 155 (18.2) | 20 (28.2) | |||
Drinking alcohol | |||||||
Never | 385 (46.2) | 71 (37.6) | 0.032 | 413 (48.0) | 31 (44.3) | 0.553 | |
Ever | 449 (53.8) | 118 (62.4) | 448 (52.0) | 39 (55.7) | |||
Physical exercise | |||||||
Never | 490 (59.3) | 125 (65.8) | 0.240 | 335 (38.7) | 30 (44.1) | 0.028 | |
≤1 time/week | 120 (14.5) | 21 (11.1) | 117 (13.5) | 5 (7.4) | |||
2–3 times/week | 171 (20.7) | 38 (20.0) | 301 (34.8) | 17 (25.0) | |||
≥4 times/week | 46 (5.6) | 6 (3.2) | 113 (13.0) | 16 (23.5) |
Girls | Boys | |||||
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OR (95%CI) | OR (95%CI) | |||||
Characteristics | Crude | Adjusted ‡ | Crude | Adjusted ‡ | ||
Family characteristics | ||||||
Parents’ education, year | ||||||
0–6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
7–9 | 0.85 (0.55–1.33) | 0.89 (0.48–1.66) | 0.37 (0.16–0.84) | 0.27 (0.07–0.99) | ||
10–12 | 0.71 (0.46–1.10) | 0.71 (0.40–1.26) | 0.44 (0.22–0.89) | 0.33 (0.12–0.94) | ||
≥13 | 0.64 (0.41–0.99) | 0.79 (0.45–1.39) | 0.56 (0.29–1.07) | 0.60 (0.25–1.46) | ||
Household | ||||||
Both parents | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Mother/father/other | 1.17 (0.82–1.66) | 1.13 (0.66–1.94) | 1.68 (0.99–2.85) | 1.09 (0.39–3.04) | ||
Parents’ depression | ||||||
None | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
At least 1 parent | 1.41 (0.91–2.20) | 1.42 (0.90–2.22) | 2.10 (0.98–4.53) | 2.18 (1.00–4.74) | ||
Do not know | 0.93 (0.45–1.93) | 0.88 (0.42–1.85) | 1.20 (0.33–4.36) | 1.00 (0.27–3.71) | ||
Individual characteristics | ||||||
Age at menarche, year | ||||||
Pre-menarche | 1 | 1 | ||||
≥13 | 1.35 (0.71–2.55) | 2.89 (1.02–8.22) | ||||
12 | 1.67 (0.95–2.93) | 3.59 (1.36–9.51) | ||||
11 | 1.80 (1.00–3.25) | 4.12 (1.51–11.21) | ||||
≤10 | 2.84 (1.45–5.56) | 6.07 (2.00–18.46) | ||||
BMI † | ||||||
<p85 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
≥p85 & <p95 | 0.76 (0.48–1.20) | 0.66 (0.35–1.24) | 0.68 (0.33–1.41) | 0.66 (0.22–1.97) | ||
≥p95 | 1.20 (0.72–2.01) | 0.85 (0.38–1.90) | 0.66 (0.28–1.57) | 0.49 (0.11–2.15) | ||
Behaviours | ||||||
Sleeping duration, h | ||||||
8.5–9.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
≥9.5 | 1.17 (0.78–1.75) | 0.94 (0.55–1.60) | 1.62 (0.81–3.26) | 2.36 (0.89–6.26) | ||
≤8.5 | 1.36 (0.92–2.01) | 1.11 (0.67–1.84) | 1.47 (0.70–3.12) | 1.74 (0.63–4.78) | ||
Smoking | ||||||
Never | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Ever | 2.45 (1.77–3.40) | 2.57 (1.65–4.01) | 1.76 (1.02–3.04) | 1.43 (0.61–3.37) | ||
Drinking alcohol | ||||||
Never | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
Ever | 1.43 (1.03–1.97) | 1.52 (0.97–2.37) | 1.16 (0.71–1.89) | 1.35 (0.62–2.92) | ||
Physical exercise | ||||||
Never | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | ||
≤1 time/week | 0.69 (0.42–1.14) | 0.61 (0.31–1.22) | 0.48 (0.18–1.26) | 0.52 (0.11–2.50) | ||
2–3 times/week | 0.87 (0.58–1.30) | 0.93 (0.54–1.62) | 0.63 (0.34–1.17) | 1.00 (0.36–2.79) | ||
≥4 times/week | 0.51 (0.21–1.22) | 0.67 (0.22–2.02) | 1.58 (0.83–3.00) | 2.59 (0.89–7.54) |
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgements
Conflicts of Interest
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Bulhões, C.; Ramos, E.; Lindert, J.; Dias, S.; Barros, H. Depressive Symptoms and Its Associated Factors in 13-Year-Old Urban Adolescents. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2013, 10, 5026-5038. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10105026
Bulhões C, Ramos E, Lindert J, Dias S, Barros H. Depressive Symptoms and Its Associated Factors in 13-Year-Old Urban Adolescents. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2013; 10(10):5026-5038. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10105026
Chicago/Turabian StyleBulhões, Cláudia, Elisabete Ramos, Jutta Lindert, Sónia Dias, and Henrique Barros. 2013. "Depressive Symptoms and Its Associated Factors in 13-Year-Old Urban Adolescents" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 10, no. 10: 5026-5038. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph10105026