Table 2.
Sample characteristics.
| Baseline characteristics | Group | Total | P value | ||
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Game |
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| Gender, n (%) | .73a | ||||
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Male | 4 (21.1) | 8 (29.6) | 12 (26.1) |
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Female | 15 (79) | 19 (70.4) | 34 (73.9) |
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| Age (years), n (%) | .68a | ||||
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19-21 | 10 (52.6) | 18 (66.7) | 28 (60.9) |
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22-25 | 8 (42.1) | 8 (29.6) | 16 (34.8) |
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>26 | 1 (5.3) | 1 (3.7) | 2 (4.4) |
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| Ethnicity, n (%) | .32a | ||||
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NZ European | 5 (26.3) | 8 (30.8) | 13 (28.9) |
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Maori | 2 (10.5) | 3 (11.5) | 5 (11.1) |
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Pacific | 5 (26.3) | 2 (7.7) | 7 (15.6) |
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Asian | 1 (5.3) | 6 (23.1) | 7 (15.6) |
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Other | 6 (31.6) | 7 (26.9) | 13 (28.9) |
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| Marital status, n (%) | .58a | ||||
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Single | 16 (84.2) | 18 (69.2) | 34 (75.6) |
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Couple/De Facto | 3 (15.8) | 7 (26.9) | 10 (22.2) |
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Married | 0 | 1 (3.9) | 1 (2.2) |
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| Specialty, n (%) | .75a | ||||
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Medicine | 10 (52.6) | 14 (53.9) | 24 (53.3) |
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Surgery | 0 | 2 (7.7) | 2 (4.4) |
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Subspecialities | 2 (10.5) | 3 (11.5) | 5 (11.1) |
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Do not know | 7 (36.8) | 7 (26.9) | 14 (31.1) |
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| Gaming frequency, n (%) | .88a | ||||
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Once a day | 1 (5.3) | 3 (11.5) | 4 (8.9) |
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More than one a day | 1 (5.3) | 2 (7.7) | 3 (6.7) |
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Once a week | 3 (15.8) | 5 (19.2) | 8 (17.8) |
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More than once a week | 0 | 1 (3.9) | 1 (2.2) |
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I do not play games | 14 (73.7) | 15 (57.7) | 29 (64.4) |
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| Education, n (%) | .31b | ||||
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Undergraduate entry | 12 (63.2) | 20 (76.9) | 32 (71.1) |
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Master’s degree | 7 (36.8) | 6 (23.1) | 13 (28.9) |
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| Enrolment status, n (%) | .50a | ||||
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Domestic | 19 (100) | 25 (92.6) | 44 (95.7) |
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International | 0 | 1 (7.4) | 2 (4.4) |
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aFisher exact test used.
bChi-square test used.