College students' depression and body image: Unraveling the Link

Table 1 Demographic characteristics of college students in Southern China

Demographic characteristics	mean ± SD			P value
	Male (n = 706)	Female (n = 580)	Total (n = 1286)
Age (years)	19.78 ± 2.01	19.29 ± 1.72	19.56 ± 1.90	< 0.05
Body mass index (kg/m²)	22.41 ± 3.75	21.78 ± 3.03	22.13 ± 3.46	< 0.01
Body dissatisfaction (kg/m²)	2.92 ± 2.00	2.90 ± 1.82	2.91 ± 1.92	< 0.05
Physical activity score	22.16 ± 21.04	11.19 ± 14.89	17.21 ± 19.31	< 0.01
Diet score	79.64 ± 19.78	91.79 ± 17.93	85.12 ± 19.90	< 0.05
Depression score	43.73 ± 9.68	46.04 ± 9.19	44.77 ± 9.53	< 0.01