Table 2.
Prevalence (%) of psychiatric symptoms in the adolescent sample
| 14 years and below (n=4.007) |
15 years (n=5.350) |
16 years and above (n=2.955) |
All age groups (n=12.328) |
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| Male (n=1,833) | Female (n=2,167) | Both genders | Male (n=2,183) | Female (n=3,160) | Both genders | Male (n=1,490) | Female (n=1,456) | Both genders | Male (n=5,529) | Female (n=6,799) | Both genders | |
| Subthreshold depression | 25.7* | 32.0 | 29.1** | 24.8* | 35.4 | 31.1 | 27.1* | 35.0 | 31.0 | 25.8 | 34.2 | 30.4 |
| Depression | 3.8* | 9.2 | 6.7** | 4.2* | 10.6 | 8.0 | 7.4* | 12.8 | 10.1 | 4.9 | 10.6 | 8.1 |
| Subthreshold anxiety | 14.0* | 26.6 | 20.8** | 14.7* | 30.8 | 24.2 | 19.7* | 31.1 | 25.3 | 15.8 | 29.5 | 23.3 |
| Anxiety | 1.6* | 4.6 | 3.2** | 2.4* | 6.9 | 5.1 | 3.2* | 8.8 | 6.0 | 2.3 | 6.6 | 4.7 |
| Emotional symptoms | 3.0* | 9.9 | 6.7** | 2.3* | 11.0 | 7.4 | 4.3* | 13.6 | 8.9 | 3.0 | 11.2 | 7.5 |
| Conduct problems | 10.7* | 7.5 | 9.0** | 11.4* | 8.6 | 9.8 | 16.1* | 9.3 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 8.4 | 10.3 |
| Hyperactivity | 10.9 | 9.1 | 9.9 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 8.8 | 9.6 | 9.8 | 9.6 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 9.4 |
| Peer problems | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.9** | 3.7* | 2.7 | 3.1 | 7.0* | 3.3 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
| Lack of prosocial behavior | 9.5* | 3.1 | 6.0** | 9.9* | 4.0 | 6.5 | 12.7* | 4.7 | 8.7 | 10.6 | 3.9 | 6.9 |
| Non-suicidal self-injury | 6.8* | 10.7 | 8.9** | 7.6 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 9.7 | 12.2 | 11.0 | 7.9 | 10.2 | 9.1 |
| Suicidal ideation | 21.2* | 35.4 | 28.9** | 23.5* | 39.3 | 32.8 | 30.1* | 42.5 | 36.2 | 24.5 | 38.7 | 32.3 |
| Suicide attempts | 2.2* | 4.2 | 3.3** | 2.8* | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.1* | 7.5 | 5.8 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 4.2 |
*
Significant difference between males and females of the same age (p<0.05),
**
significant difference across ages in both genders (p<0.05)