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Table 5 Subgroup analysis of negative life events and emotional symptoms in Chinese college students

From: Negative life events, inadequate mental health literacy, and emotional symptoms among Chinese college students: a school-based longitudinal prospective study

Variable

Total sample (%)

Depressive symptoms

Anxiety symptoms

Stress symptoms

RR

(95% CI)

P value

P for interaction

RR

(95% CI)

P value

P for interaction

RR

(95% CI)

P value

P for interaction

Overall

3210 (100)

1.56 (1.28–1.90)

< 0.001

 

1.63 (1.37–1.95)

< 0.001

 

1.79 (1.25–2.57)

0.002

 

Gender

   

0.835

  

0.754

  

0.293

 Male

1377 (42.9)

1.67 (1.26–2.21)

< 0.001

 

1.73 (1.33–2.25)

< 0.001

 

1.59 (0.98–2.59)

0.061

 

 Female

1833 (57.1)

1.60 (1.21–2.12)

0.001

 

1.64 (1.28–2.10)

< 0.001

 

2.38 (1.35–4.21)

0.003

 

Registered residence

   

0.823

  

0.333

  

0.977

 Rural

2268 (70.7)

1.59 (1.25–2.01)

< 0.001

 

1.74 (1.40–2.16)

< 0.001

 

1.80 (1.15–2.82)

0.010

 

 Urban

942 (29.3)

1.51 (1.07–2.14)

0.020

 

1.44 (1.05–1.97)

0.023

 

1.78 (0.97–3.27)

0.061

 

Any siblings

   

0.484

  

0.756

  

0.678

 Yes

625 (19.5)

1.80 (1.15–2.82)

0.010

 

1.73 (1.15–2.59)

0.008

 

1.55 (0.72–3.34)

0.262

 

 No

2585 (80.5)

1.50 (1.21–1.87)

< 0.001

 

1.61 (1.32–1.96)

< 0.001

 

1.86 (1.24–2.80)

0.003

 

Father’s educational level

   

0.006

  

0.041

  

0.134

 <High school degree

2609 (81.3)

1.36 (1.10–1.69)

0.005

 

1.49 (1.22–1.81)

< 0.001

 

1.56 (1.04–2.34)

0.031

 

 ≥High school degree

601 (18.7)

2.87 (1.77–4.65)

< 0.001

 

2.42 (1.59–3.69)

< 0.001

 

3.08 (1.40–6.82)

0.005

 

Mother’s educational level

   

0.819

  

0.706

  

0.339

 <High school degree

2806 (87.4)

1.55 (1.25–1.92)

< 0.001

 

1.66 (1.37–2.01)

< 0.001

 

1.95 (1.31–2.90)

0.001

 

 ≥High school degree

404 (12.6)

1.66 (0.97–2.82)

0.062

 

1.50 (0.93–2.43)

0.098

 

1.21 (0.49–2.97)

0.682

 

Self-reported family economy

   

0.590

  

0.522

  

0.734

 Bad

1068 (33.3)

1.51 (1.09–2.10)

0.014

 

1.73 (1.27–2.36)

< 0.001

 

1.45 (0.82–2.57)

0.205

 

 Medium

2061 (64.2)

1.47 (1.14–1.89)

0.003

 

1.49 (1.19–1.87)

< 0.001

 

1.93 (1.19–3.12)

0.008

 

 Good

81 (2.5)

3.14 (0.73–13.60)

0.125

 

2.79 (0.74–10.43)

0.128

 

2.18 (0.34–13.80)

0.409

 

Smoking

   

0.779

  

0.973

  

0.406

 No

2884 (89.8)

1.59 (1.29–1.97)

< 0.001

 

1.65 (1.36-2.00)

< 0.001

 

1.93 (1.30–2.86)

0.001

 

 Yes

326 (10.2)

1.46 (0.84–2.55)

0.183

 

1.67 (1.01–2.76)

0.048

 

1.25 (0.48–3.23)

0.648

 

Drinking

   

0.471

  

0.508

  

0.282

 No

2714 (84.5)

1.50 (1.21–1.86)

< 0.001

 

1.67 (1.37–2.03)

< 0.001

 

1.59 (1.06–2.38)

0.026

 

 Yes

496 (15.5)

1.82 (1.13–2.93)

0.014

 

1.42 (0.93–2.18)

0.104

 

2.62 (1.16–5.92)

0.021

 
  1. Note. RR is relative risk; CI is confidence interval