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Table 1 Descriptive statistics and significance levels of the variables

From: Risk factors for adolescents’ mental health during the COVID-19 pandemic: a comparison between Wuhan and other urban areas in China

 

Without anxiety symptoms (N = 5681) (n%)

With anxiety symptoms (N = 2091) (n%)

P value

 Grade

  Middle School (n = 5107)

3936 (69.3%)

1171 (56%)

<.001

  High School (n = 2665)

1745 (30.7%)

920 (44%)

 

 Location

  Beijing&Hangzhou (n = 4922)

3652 (64.3%)

1270 (60.7%)

0.004

  Wuhan (n = 2850)

2029 (35.7%)

821 (39.3%)

 

 Gender

  Male (n = 3713)

2823 (49.7%)

890 (42.6%)

<.001

  Female (n = 4059)

2858 (50.3%)

1201 (57.4%)

 

 Have Siblings

  No (n = 2447)

1716 (30.2%)

731 (35.0%)

<.001

  Yes (n = 5325)

3965 (69.8%)

1360 (65.0%)

 

 Relatives COVID work

  No (n = 6943)

5079 (89.4%)

1864 (89.1%)

.743

  Yes (n = 829)

602 (10.6%)

227 (10.9%)

 

 Relatives Infected

  No (n = 7399)

5463 (96.2%)

1936 (92.6%)

<.001

  Yes (n = 373)

218 (3.8%)

155 (7.4%)

 

 Parents Quarantined

  No (n = 7545)

5527 (97.3%)

2018 (96.5%)

.070

  Yes (n = 227)

154 (2.7%)

73 (3.5%)

 

 Study Online

  No (n = 1577)

1213 (21.4%)

364 (17.4%)

<.001

  Yes (n = 6195)

4468 (78.6%)

1727 (82.6%)

 
 

Without depressive symptoms (N = 4438) (n%)

With depressive symptoms (N = 3334) (n%)

P value

 Grade

  Middle School (n = 5107)

3178 (71.6%)

1929 (57.9%)

<.001

  High School (n = 2665)

1260 (28.4%)

1405 (42.1%)

 

 Location

  Beijing&Hangzhou (n = 4922)

2833 (63.8%)

2089 (62.7%)

.286

  Wuhan (n = 285)

1605 (36.2%)

1245 (37.3%)

 

 Gender

  Male (n = 3713)

2278 (51.3%)

1435 (43%)

<.001

  Female (n = 4059)

2160 (48.7%)

1899 (57%)

 

 Have Siblings

  No (n = 2447)

1316 (29.7%)

1131 (33.9%)

<.001

  Yes (n = 5325)

3122 (70.3%)

2203 (66.1%)

 

 Relatives COVID work

  No (n = 6943)

3983 (89.7%)

2960 (88.8%)

.172

  Yes (n = 829)

455 (10.3%)

374 (11.2%)

 

 Relatives Infected

  No (n = 7399)

4275 (96.3%)

3124 (93.7%)

<.001

  Yes (n = 373)

163 (3.7%)

210 (6.3%)

 

 Parents Quarantined

  No (n = 7545)

4315 (97.2%)

3230 (96.9%)

.367

  Yes (n = 227)

123 (2.8%)

104 (3.1%)

 

 Study Online

  No (n = 1577)

979 (22.1%)

598 (17.9%)

<.001

  Yes (n = 6195)

3459 (77.9%)

2736 (82.1%)

 
  1. The cut-off score in this study for with or without anxiety/depressive symptoms is 5
  2. p value: Chi-square test for all these categorical variables