Table 2.
Descriptive statistics and sex differences for self-reported stress, anxiety and depression, and weekly caffeine intake as calculated from the DABS.
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Overall |
Males |
Females |
Sex difference |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | M | SD | N | M | SD | N | M | SD | t | df | p | ||
| Mental health | Stress | 2249 | 2.88 | 1.08 | 984 | 2.67 | 1.07 | 1060 | 3.08 | 1.05 | −8.7 | 2024.191 | < .001 |
| Anxiety | 2239 | 2.43 | 1.05 | 979 | 2.16 | 1 | 1058 | 2.66 | 1.05 | −10.89 | 2033.779 | < .001 | |
| Depression | 2237 | 2.17 | 1.15 | 980 | 1.97 | 1.06 | 1054 | 2.34 | 1.19 | −7.411 | 2028.44 | < .001 | |
| Caffeine intake (mg/w) | Total | 2200 | 421.77 | 550 | 963 | 467.34 | 557.01 | 1033 | 364.99 | 512.84 | 4.262 | 1948.766 | < .001 |
| Energy drinks | 2254 | 123.74 | 246.99 | 989 | 158.69 | 270.54 | 1055 | 89.51 | 223.12 | 6.284 | 1918.455 | < .001 | |
| Cola | 2253 | 36.7 | 55.52 | 991 | 41.45 | 60.31 | 1053 | 32 | 49.49 | 3.857 | 1917.632 | < .001 | |
| Coffee | 2265 | 113.77 | 322.51 | 996 | 130.6 | 348.42 | 1061 | 92.97 | 278.13 | 2.696 | 1902.424 | .007 | |
| Tea | 2267 | 152.32 | 261.65 | 996 | 142.49 | 241.87 | 1063 | 155.6 | 266.93 | −1.165 | 2057 | .244 | |