Table 2.
Comparison of demographic characteristics (determined a priori) across stress status in a sample of Saudi Adolescents (n = 2537).*
| Stress |
||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High (n = 289) |
Moderate (n = 1608) |
Low (n = 640) |
P | |
| Age | 16.24 (1.59) | 16.12 (1.59) | 15.86 (1.56) | <0.0001 |
| Sex | <0.0001 | |||
| Female | 221 (76.5) | 876 (54.5) | 286 (44.7) | |
| Male | 68 (23.5) | 732 (45.5) | 354 (55.3) | |
| Parents’ marital status | 0.013 | |||
| Divorced or one parent passed away | 41 (14.2) | 172 (10.7) | 51 (8.0) | |
| Married | 248 (85.8) | 1436 (89.3) | 589 (92.0) | |
| Grade | <0.0001 | |||
| Pass and Fail | 6 (2.1) | 45 (2.8) | 4 (0.6) | |
| Good and Very good | 155 (53.6) | 810 (50.4) | 235 (36.7) | |
| Excellent | 128 (44.3) | 753 (46.8) | 401 (62.7) | |
| Current smoking status | 0.011 | |||
| Smoker | 14 (4.8) | 66 (4.1) | 11 (1.7) | |
| Non smoker | 275 (95.2) | 1542 (95.9) | 629 (98.3) | |
| Self-reported diet | <0.0001 | |||
| Unhealthy | 171 (59.2) | 736 (45.8) | 236 (36.9) | |
| Healthy | 118 (40.8) | 872 (54.2) | 404 (63.1) | |
| Self-reported physical activity | <0.0001 | |||
| Inactive | 92 (31.8) | 311 (19.3) | 97 (15.2) | |
| Active | 197 (68.2) | 1297 (80.7) | 543 (84.8) | |
| Screen time (per day) | <0.0001 | |||
| >3 h | 217 (75.1) | 1019 (63.4) | 375 (58.6) | |
| 2–3 h | 31 (10.7) | 238 (14.8) | 115 (18.0) | |
| 1–2 h | 26 (9.0) | 221 (13.7) | 92 (14.4) | |
| <1 h | 15 (5.2) | 130 (8.1) | 58 (9.1) | |
*
The cells in the table show mean (SD) or n (%) as applicable.