Related factors associated with the occurrence of depressive disorders in children with asthma

Table 1 Univariate analysis of basic information of the two groups of children, n (%)/mean ± SD

Factor		Non-depression group (n = 60)	Group with depression (n = 60)	t value	P value
Age		9.35 ± 0.633	9.58 ± 0.70	1.921	0.057
Course of disease		2.34 ± 0.42	2.40 ± 0.35	0.708	0.480
Gender	Male	35 (58.33)	32 (53.33)	0.304	0.581
	Female	25 (41.67)	28 (46.67)
Place of residence	Urban area	32 (53.33)	29 (48.33)	0.635	0.782
	County seat	16 (26.67)	20 (33.33)
	Rural areas	12 (20.00)	11 (18.33)
Only children	Yes	24 (40.00)	26 (43.33)	0.137	0.711
	No	36 (60.00)	34 (56.67)
Education level of primary caregivers	High school and below	20 (33.33)	32 (53.33)	4.887	0.027
	College degree or above	40 (66.67)	28 (46.66)
Negative emotions of primary caregivers	Have	23 (38.33)	36 (60.00)	5.635	0.018
	None	37 (61.67)	24 (40.00)
Family history of asthma	Yes	23 (38.33)	35 (58.33)	4.805	0.028
	No	37 (61.67)	25 (41.67)
Parents’ level of understanding of asthma	Better	41 (68.33)	27 (45.00)	6.652	0.010
	Poor	19 (31.67)	33 (55.00)
Medication use guidelines	Better	40 (66.67)	29 (48.33)	4.126	0.042
	Poor	20 (33.33)	31 (51.67)
Asthma control	Better	37 (61.67)	24 (40.00)	5.635	0.018
	Poor	23 (38.33)	36 (60.00)