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. 2018 Feb 26;5(1):e17. doi: 10.2196/mental.9441

Table 1.

Demographics and baseline measures of study population (N=96).

Variable Value
Age in years, median (range) 23 (14-26)
Gender, n (%)

Female 72 (75)

Female to male transgender 0 (0)

Male 21 (22)

Male to female transgender 0 (0)

Not sure 0 (0)

Other 3 (3)
Race, n (%)a

White 64 (67)

Black 14 (15)

Asian/Pacific Islander 12 (12)

Hispanic 7 (7)

North American Native 1 (1)

Other 0 (0)

Don’t want to answer 2 (2)
Depressive symptoms: PHQ-9 Scoreb, mean (SD)c 11.8 (5.5)
Feeling sad most days in the past year, n (%) 67 (70)
Difficulty experienced with normal functioning, n (%)c

Not difficult at all 9 (9)

Somewhat difficult 55 (58)

Very difficult 23 (24)

Extremely difficult 8 (8)
Depression severity (PHQ-9 Score), n (%)c

None (1-4) 8 (8)

Mild (5-9) 30 (32)

Moderate (10-14) 27 (28)

Moderately severe (15-19) 21 (22)

Severe (20-27) 9 (9)
SCARED-Cd score consistent with anxiety (≥3), n (%)e 80 (85)
Treatment history (yes to having ever received), n (%)

Professional psychologist or counselor 70 (73)

Medication like antidepressants 55 (57)
Positive Youth Development-VSF score, median (SD)f 54.4 (7.5)

Competence 7.6 (2.0)

Confidence 8.0 (2.5)

Character 13.6 (2.6)

Caring 13.0 (2.2)

Connection 12.2 (3.2)

aPercentage may equal greater than 100 due to participants answering more than one racial category.

bPHQ-9: Patient Health Questionnaire-9 modified for adolescents.

cN=95 due to exclusion of those who did not answer all PHQ-9 questions.

dSCARED-C: 5-item Screen for Child Anxiety Related Emotional Disorders.

eN=94 due to those who did not answer all SCARED-C questions.

fN=92 due to those who did not answer questions for all PYD categories.