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Table 6 Gender differences in predictors of depressive symptoms: Separate analysis for males and females

From: Correlates of depressive symptoms among Latino and Non-Latino White adolescents: Findings from the 2003 California Health Interview Survey

 

Male (N = 2048)

 

Female (N = 1962)

 

Characteristics

OR (95% CI)*

p-value

OR (95% CI)*

p-value

Latino versus Non-Latino White

1.27 (0.74–2.19)

0.39

1.60 (1.08–2.39)

0.02

Age: 12–13 vs. 16–17

1.00 (0.58–1.71)

0.99

0.92 (0.59–1.44)

0.71

Age: 14–15 vs. 16–17

0.56 (0.31–1.02)

0.06

1.51 (0.99–2.29)

0.06

<200% poverty level vs. > 200%

1.12 (0.64–1.94)

0.70

1.54 (1.03–2.30)

0.04

Household type: One parent vs. both

2.36 (1.46–3.81)

<0.001

1.16 (0.79–1.70)

0.45

Support at home: low vs. high

1.73 (1.01–2.98)

0.05

0.97 (0.68–1.39)

0.86

Support at school: low vs. high

3.21 (1.80–5.72)

<0.001

3.78 (2.51–5.71)

<0.001

  1. * adjusted for all other variables in the tables