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. 2024 Feb 15;9:36. [Version 1] doi: 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.20752.1

Table 1. Descriptive information for children who competed COVID-19 survey in March-June 2020 and had valid SDQ data available (N=851).

SDQ, Strengths and Difficulties questionnaire; IMD, Index of Multiple Deprivation.

Complete SDQ data
N %
Sex Boy 439 51.6
Girl 412 48.4
Age (mean and SD) Years 10.5 1.09
Ethnicity White British 345 41.7
South Asian 432 52.2
Other 50 6.1
Missing 24
IMD Deciles (most deprived) 321 37.7
2 nd most 119 14.0
3 rd most 146 17.2
>4 th most 265 31.1
Free School Meals No 695 86.2
Yes 111 13.8
Missing 45
Physical activity Below (0-30 mins) 229 34.6
Normal (30-60 mins) 289 27.4
Above (>=60 mins) 318 38.0
Missing 15
Sleep mins 649.1 181.0
Sleep Below (<9hours) 64 8.0
Normal (9-11hours) 532 66.3
Above (>11 hours) 206 27.5
Missing 49
Food insecurity Yes 67 7.8
Never 784 92.2
Financial worry Yes 221 26.0
No 630 74.0
Attending School No 772 90.8
Yes 79 9.2