Table II

Bivariate associations between the depressive symptomatology and the variables of the first section of questionnaire

Depressive symptomatology
VariablesNone (%)Mild (%)Moderate (%)Severe (%)Very severe (%)p-value
Gender
Male107 (66.88)36 (22.50)11 (6.88)6 (3.75)0 (0.00)0.003
Female164 (49.25)104 (31.23)53 (15.92)11 (3.30)1 (0.30)
Age class
≥ 22 years old114 (57.88)53 (26.77)25 (12.63)5 (2.53)1 (0.51)0.548
< 22 years old157 (53.22)87 (29.49)39 (13.22)12 (4.07)0 (0.00)
Country of birth
Italy270 (54.99)140 (28.51)63 (12.83)17 (3.46)1 (0.20)0.597
Other1 (50.00)0 (0.00)1 (50.00)0 (0.00)0 (0.00)
Are you engaged or single?
Engaged83 (59.29)40 (28.57)16 (11.43)1 (0.71)0 (0.00)0.226
Single188 (53.26)100 (28.33)48 (13.60)16 (4.53)1 (0.28)
Year of study
First113 (56.50)62 (31.00)19 (9.50)6 (3.00)0 (0.00)0.463
Second80 (52.63)44 (28.95)22 (14.47)6 (3.95)0 (0.00)
Third78 (55.32)34 (24.11)23 (16.31)5 (3.55)1 (0.71)
Are you a student off-site or in-site or commuter students?
In-site101 (55.19)53 (28.96)24 (13.11)5 (2.73)0 (0.00)0.072
Commuter student51 (44.35)41 (35.65)15 (13.04)8 (6.96)0 (0.00)
Off-site119 (61.03)46 (23.59)25 (12.82)4 (2.05)1 (0.51)
Do you live with your family?
Yes217 (56.07)104 (26.87)51 (13.18)14 (5.62)1 (0.26)0.672
No54 (50.94)36 (33.96)13 (12.26)3 (2.83)0 (0.00)
Do you have a job right now?
No253 (55.36)126 (27.57)62 (13.57)15 (3.28)1 (0.22)0.419
Yes18 (50.00)14 (38.89)2 (5.56)2 (5.56)0 (0.00)
Perceived economic status
Medium-high70 (62.50)28 (25.00)12 (10.71)2 (1.79)0 (0.00)0.391
Low201 (52.76)112 (29.40)52 (13.65)15 (3.94)1 (0.26)
Do you currently smoke?
No187 (53.74)104 (29.89)44 (12.64)12 (3.45)1 (0.29)0.778
Yes84 (57.93)36 (24.83)20(13.79)5 (3.45)0 (0.00)
Do you perform regular physical activity?
Yes125 (62.19)54 (26.87)18 (8.96)4 (1.99)0 (0.00)0.033
No146 (50.00)86 (29.45)46 (15.75)13 (4.45)1 (0.34)
Perceived health status
Medium-high225 (62.15)95 (26.24)35 (9.67)7 (1.93)0 (0.00)<0.001
Low46 (35.11)45 (34.35)29 (22.14)10 (7.63)1 (0.76)
Do you have chronic illnesses?
No258 (55.72)135 (29.16)57 (12.31)12 (2.59)1 (0.22)<0.001
Yes13 (43.33)5 (16.67)7(23.33)5 (16.67)0 (0.00)

Note:

Used Pearson’s chi-square test

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