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. 2020 Jul 11;12(7):2061. doi: 10.3390/nu12072061

Table 1.

Sex differences in participants’ race, marital status, college status, generalized anxiety disorder 7-item scale (GAD-7) severity and patient health questionnaire 9-item scale (PHQ-9) severity.

Variables Male (N = 86) Female (N = 139)
N % N % Chi-squared df
Race 1.49 7
Native American 0 0.00 1 0.70
Asian/PI a 6 6.90 10 7.20
Black 8 9.30 14 10.10
White 49 56.90 75 53.90
Mexican 3 3.50 3 2.20
Puerto Rican 3 3.50 6 4.30
Other Hispanic 9 10.50 18 12.90
Mixed/Other 8 9.30 12 8.60
Marital Status 0.03 1
Not married 85 98.80 137 98.60
Married 1 1.10 2 1.40
College Status 1.01 3
Freshman 52 60.50 84 60.40
Sophomore 18 20.90 30 21.60
Junior 12 13.90 15 10.80
Senior 4 4.70 10 7.20
GAD-7 Severity 11.61 *** 3
Minimal 57 66.30 68 48.90
Mild 22 25.60 40 28.80
Moderate 7 8.10 20 14.40
Severe 0 0.00 11 7.90
PHQ-9 Severity 10.03 * 4
Minimal 50 58.10 58 41.70
Mild 27 31.30 46 33.10
Moderate 6 4.30 22 15.80
Moderately severe 3 2.20 8 5.80
Severe 0 0.00 5 3.60

a PI: Pacific Islander * p < 0.05. *** p ≤ 0.001.