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. 2020 Oct 23;3(10):e2025591. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.25591

Table 2. Self-reported Mental Health Outcomes According to Gender.

Outcome Students, No. (%) P value
All (N = 69 054) Male (n = 18 019) Female (n = 50 251) Nonbinary (n = 784)
≥1 outcome 29 564 (42.8) 5534 (30.7) 23 467 (46.7) 563 (71.8) <.001
Suicidal thoughts 7891 (11.4) 1783 (9.9) 5745 (11.4) 363 (46.3) <.001
IES-R score
Median (IQR) 20 (10-35) 14 (6-27) 22 (12-36) 28 (13-44) <.001
Normal 39 173 (56.7) 12 493 (69.3) 26 343 (52.4) 337 (43.0) <.001
Mild 10 477 (15.2) 2145 (11.9) 8220 (16.4) 112 (14.3)
Moderate 3941 (5.7) 751 (4.2) 3131 (6.2) 59 (7.5)
Severe 15 463 (22.4) 2630 (14.6) 12 557 (25.0) 276 (35.2)
PSS-10 score
Median (IQR) 20 (14-26) 17 (11-23) 22 (16-27) 26 (20-31) <.001
Low 15 754 (22.8) 6559 (36.4) 9131 (18.2) 64 (8.2) <.001
Moderate 36 207 (52.4) 8820 (48.9) 27 039 (53.8) 348 (44.4)
High 17 093 (24.7) 2640 (14.6) 14 081 (28.0) 372 (47.4)
BDI-13 score
Median (IQR) 7 (3-13) 6 (2-11) 8 (4-13) 13 (8-20) <.001
Normal 17 625 (25.5) 6326 (35.1) 11 241 (22.4) 58 (7.4) <.001
Mild 17 356 (25.1) 4621 (25.6) 12 619 (25.1) 116 (14.8)
Moderate 22 940 (33.2) 4988 (27.7) 17 674 (35.2) 278 (35.5)
Severe 11 133 (16.1) 2084 (11.6) 8717 (17.3) 332 (42.3)
STAI Y-2 score
Median (IQR) 45 (34-57) 38 (29-51) 47 (36-58) 55 (44-65) <.001
Low 35 456 (51.3) 11 877 (65.9) 23 354 (46.5) 225 (28.7) <.001
Moderate 14 628 (21.2) 3061 (17.0) 11 400 (22.7) 167 (21.3)
High 18 970 (27.5) 3081 (17.1) 15 497 (30.8) 392 (50.0)

Abbreviations: BDI-13, 13-item Beck Depression Inventory; IES-R, Impact of Events Scale–Revised; IQR, interquartile range; PSS-10, 10-item Perceived Stress Scale; STAI Y-2, 20-item State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, State subscale.