Variable | Number of students (N = 637) | Students without MDD (N = 446) | Students with MDD* (N = 191) | P value** |
---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 378 (59%) | 271 (72%) | 107 (28%) | 0.30 |
Male | 259 (41%) | 175 (68%) | 84 (32%) | Â |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
< 22 years | 124 (19%) | 93 (75%) | 31 (25%) | 0.09 |
23 years | 226 (36%) | 166 (73%) | 60 (27%) | Â |
24 years | 178 (28%) | 113 (63%) | 65 (37%) | Â |
> 25 years | 109 (17%) | 74 (68%) | 35 (32%) |  |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Moor/Muslim | 46 (7%) | 39 (85%) | 7 (15%) | 0.02 |
Sinhalese | 290 (46%) | 191 (66%) | 99 (34%) | Â |
Tamil | 301 (47%) | 216 (72%) | 85 (28%) | Â |
Father’s schooling |  |  |  |  |
< 11 years | 231 (36%) | 153 (66%) | 78 (34%) | 0.14 |
> 11 years | 406 (64%) | 293 (72%) | 113 (28%) |  |
Mother’s schooling |  |  |  |  |
< 11 years | 199 (31%) | 130 (65%) | 69 (35%) | 0.09 |
> 11 years | 438 (69%) | 316 (72%) | 122 (28%) |  |
Faculty | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Management# | 305 (48%) | 204 (67%) | 101(33%) | 0.25 |
Science | 202 (32%) | 148 (73%) | 54 (27%) | Â |
Medicine | 130 (20%) | 94 (72%) | 36 (28%) | Â |