Prevalence and correlates of depressive symptoms among matriculated university students in Singapore during Covid-19 pandemic: findings from a repeated cross-sectional analysis

Table 1 Prevalence of depression severity in 2020 and 2021

	2020		2021		Risk ratio ^a	P value ^a
	n	%	n	%
NDS	8,159	97.07	6,593	97.36	Ref	-
MDS	162	1.93	111	1.64	0.850	0.216
MSDS	84	1.00	68	1.00	0.980	0.909

Note: ^a Pooled multinomial logistic-regression analyses with intake (0 = year 2020, 1 = year 2021) treated as a primary predictor of depression after controlling for other social, physical and lifestyle factors. NDS = No depressive symptom; MDS = Mild depressive symptoms; MSDS = moderate to severe depressive symptoms

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