Table 6: Comparison of characteristics between abnormal PHQ-9 scores versus normal PHQ-9 scores group (N=56).

Abnormal PHQ-9 versus Normal PHQ-9
Abnormal PHQ-9 Normal PHQ-9 P-Value
n=24 (42.86%) n=32 (57.14%) 0.3497
Age (years) (Average ± Standard deviation) 28.67±6.01 29.13±5.23 0.762
Ethnicity (Number (column %)) Non-Hispanic White 7 (29.17%) 9 (28.13%) 0.711
Hispanic 8 (33.33%) 15 (46.88%)
Non-Hispanic Black 4 (16.67%) 4 (12.50%)
Others 5 (20.83%) 4 (12.5%)
Ratio to family poverty (Average ± Standard deviation) 2.23±1.79 2.47±1.77 0.7839
Educational level (Number (%)) At least high school graduate or equivalent 19 (79.17%) 23 (71.88%) 0.5329
No high school graduate 5 (20.83%) 9 (28.13%)
Marital status (Number (%)) Lived with partner 18 (75.00%) 25 (78.13%) 0.784
Did not live with partner 6 (25.00%) 7 (21.88%)
Insurance (Number (%)) Yes 21 (87.50%) 30 (93.75%) 0.417
No 3 (12.50%) 2 (6.25%)
Prescription coverage (Number (%))a Yes 18 (85.71%) 28 (93.33%) 0.637
No 3 (14.29%) 2 (6.67%)
Recent health checkups (Number (%)) Yes 24 (100%) 30 (93.75%) 0.5013
No 0 (0%) 2 (6.25%)
Recent mental health visits (Number (%)) Yes 12 (50%) 5 (15.63%) 0.0056
No 12 (50%) 27 (84.38%)
Illicit drug use (Number (%))b Yes 12 (66.67%) 7 (31.82%) 0.0281
No 6 (33.33%) 15 (68.18%)

Total of 16 missing respondents in group with abnormal PHQ-9 scores versus normal PHQ-9 scores