Table 2.
Comparison of mental health among participants with different demographic characteristics, n (%)
|
Variable
|
Category
|
|
Generalized anxiety disorder-7
|
Patient health questionaire-9
|
Insomnia severity index
|
| Sex | Male | 343 (33.9) | 4.59 ± 4.80 | 5.14 ± 5.15 | 6.14 ± 5.41 |
| Female | 668 (66.1) | 4.43 ± 4.93 | 5.33 ± 5.60 | 6.24 ± 5.41 | |
| t value | 0.491 | -0.507 | -0.273 | ||
| Ethnicity | Han | 996 (98.5) | 4.48 ± 4.89 | 5.25 ± 5.44 | 6.20 ± 5.42 |
| Other | 15 (1.5) | 5.00 ± 4.28 | 6.40 ± 6.14 | 6.33 ± 5.19 | |
| t value | 0.680 | 0.146 | 0.926 | ||
| Age (years) | 18-25 | 354 (35.0) | 4.32 ± 4.72 | 5.22 ± 5.45 | 6.28 ± 5.46 |
| 26-50 | 563 (55.7) | 4.79 ± 5.01 | 5.56 ± 5.49 | 6.17 ± 5.32 | |
| > 50 | 94 (9.3) | 3.28 ± 4.47 | 3.65 ± 5.00 | 6.12 ± 5.78 | |
| F value | 4.162a | 5.005b | 0.053 | ||
| Education | High school or below | 77 (7.6) | 5.79 ± 5.33 | 6.70 ± 6.60 | 7.40 ± 6.35 |
| College degree | 164 (16.2) | 4.41 ± 4.82 | 5.45 ± 5.56 | 6.55 ± 5.92 | |
| Bachelor degree | 440 (43.5) | 4.41 ± 4.85 | 5.15 ± 5.25 | 5.93 ± 5.17 | |
| Master degree or above | 330 (32.6) | 4.31 ± 4.82 | 4.99 ± 5.33 | 6.11 ± 5.20 | |
| F value | 2.033 | 2.194 | 1.892 | ||
| Only child | Yes | 281 (27.8) | 5.17 ± 4.98 | 5.85 ± 5.45 | 6.83 ± 5.47 |
| No | 730 (72.2) | 4.22 ± 4.82 | 5.04 ± 5.44 | 5.96 ± 5.37 | |
| t value | 2.772b | 2.139a | 2.295a |
P < 0.05.
P < 0.01.