Table 2 Univariable analysis for potential continuous correlates of depression among 447 nursing students in the English-speaking regions of Cameroon assessed for depression from January – April 2018
From: Determinants of depression among nursing students in Cameroon: a cross-sectional analysis
Variable | N | Total sample | Depression | No depression | p value | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Min | Max | n | Mean | SD | N | Mean | SD | |||
Age | 400 | 22.28 | 3.61 | 17 | 50 | 277 | 21.99 | 2.99 | 123 | 22.92 | 4.66 | 0.02 |
Monthly income in USD | 287 | 32.85 | 23.46 | 0 | 187.68 | 198 | 32.14 | 24.16 | 89 | 34.43 | 29.83 | 0.44 |
Number of children | 432 | 0.20 | 0.68 | 0 | 6 | 302 | 0.15 | 0.54 | 130 | 0.32 | 0.93 | 0.02 |
Cumulative GPA | 306 | 2.79 | 0.59 | 0 | 4 | 205 | 2.76 | 0.63 | 101 | 2.86 | 0.50 | 0.20 |
Level of studies | 443 | 1.17 | 0.97 | 0 | 3 | 307 | 1.08 | 0.96 | 136 | 1.36 | 0.97 | < 0.01 |
Total OBLI score | 447 | 38.04 | 4.78 | 22 | 53 | 311 | 38.97 | 4.83 | 136 | 35.91 | 3.92 | < 0.01 |
Number of hours spent studying | 425 | 4.74 | 3.10 | 0 | 19 | 292 | 4.76 | 3.08 | 133 | 4.71 | 3.15 | 0.88 |