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. 2019 Sep 26;7(3):e13748. doi: 10.2196/13748

Table 2.

Sample characteristics.

Baseline characteristics Group Total P value


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Gender, n (%) .73a

Male 4 (21.1) 8 (29.6) 12 (26.1)

Female 15 (79) 19 (70.4) 34 (73.9)
Age (years), n (%) .68a

19-21 10 (52.6) 18 (66.7) 28 (60.9)

22-25 8 (42.1) 8 (29.6) 16 (34.8)

>26 1 (5.3) 1 (3.7) 2 (4.4)
Ethnicity, n (%) .32a

NZ European 5 (26.3) 8 (30.8) 13 (28.9)

Maori 2 (10.5) 3 (11.5) 5 (11.1)

Pacific 5 (26.3) 2 (7.7) 7 (15.6)

Asian 1 (5.3) 6 (23.1) 7 (15.6)

Other 6 (31.6) 7 (26.9) 13 (28.9)
Marital status, n (%) .58a

Single 16 (84.2) 18 (69.2) 34 (75.6)

Couple/De Facto 3 (15.8) 7 (26.9) 10 (22.2)

Married 0 1 (3.9) 1 (2.2)
Specialty, n (%) .75a

Medicine 10 (52.6) 14 (53.9) 24 (53.3)

Surgery 0 2 (7.7) 2 (4.4)

Subspecialities 2 (10.5) 3 (11.5) 5 (11.1)

Do not know 7 (36.8) 7 (26.9) 14 (31.1)
Gaming frequency, n (%) .88a

Once a day 1 (5.3) 3 (11.5) 4 (8.9)

More than one a day 1 (5.3) 2 (7.7) 3 (6.7)

Once a week 3 (15.8) 5 (19.2) 8 (17.8)

More than once a week 0 1 (3.9) 1 (2.2)

I do not play games 14 (73.7) 15 (57.7) 29 (64.4)
Education, n (%) .31b

Undergraduate entry 12 (63.2) 20 (76.9) 32 (71.1)

Master’s degree 7 (36.8) 6 (23.1) 13 (28.9)
Enrolment status, n (%) .50a

Domestic 19 (100) 25 (92.6) 44 (95.7)

International 0 1 (7.4) 2 (4.4)

aFisher exact test used.

bChi-square test used.