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. 2019 Sep 10;14(9):e0220623. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0220623

Table 1. Demographic characteristics and Instagram activity within the past four weeks.

Acute suicidality
N = 25
Non-acute suicidality
N = 27
Mdn (IQR) Mdn (IQR) Mann-Whitney-U-Test (p) Z
Age 16.0 (16.0–17.0) 16.5 (16.0–17.0) 255.0 (0.2) 1.25
N (Pct.) N (Pct.) Chi2 (p) df
Gender 0.51 (.48) 1
female 21 (91.3%) 20 (83.3%)
male 2 (8.7%) 4 (16.7%)
Occupation 3.07 (.22)
High-school student 20 (83.3%) 20 (76.9%)
University / professional training 4 (16.7%) 3 (11.5%)
Unemployed 0 3 (11.5%)
Lifetime suicide attempt 16 (64.0%) 12 (40.0%) 3.14 (.08) 1
Characteristics on Instagram Mdn (IQR) Mdn (IQR) Mann-Whitney-U-Test (p) Z
Number of followers 123 (7.0–249.0) 55.0 (5.0–217.0) 255.0 (0.3) 1.08
Number of following others 60.0 (14.0–122.0) 36.0 (11.0–97.0) 279.0 (0.5) 0.61
Number of pictures posted 13.0 (3.0–45.5) 7.0 (3.0–13.0) 264.5 (0.3) 1.09
Average number of comments per picture 2.0 (0.4–4.7) 1.0 (0.4–2.65) 252.5 (0.2) 1.32

Note: N = number of participants, Pct. = Percent, Mdn = median, IQR = interquartile range, p = level of significance, Z = Z-Score, df = degrees of freedom, Chi2 = Chi2 value