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. 2021 Mar 22;17:893–903. doi: 10.2147/NDT.S295912

Table 1.

Participant Characteristics

Characteristics Mean ± SD/Frequency
Age (years) 19.61 ± 0.62
 18 19 (7.0)
 19 68 (25.2)
 20 183 (67.8)
Body mass index (Kg/m2)
 Underweight 66 (22.2)
 Normal 188 (69.6)
 Over-weight 16 (5.9)
 Obese 6 (2.2)
Gender
 Male 193 (71.5)
 Female 77 (28.5)
Attendance (percentage)
 Up to 80 27 (10.0)
 80–90 32 (11.9)
 90–100 211 (78.1)
Ethnicity
 Amhara 85 (31.5)
 Bench 17 (6.3)
 Keffa 5 (1.9)
 Oromo 81 (30.0)
 Tigre 3 (1.1)
 Wolaita 8 (3.0)
 Unreported 71 (26.3)
Chronic health conditions
 Yes 28 (10.4)
 No 242 (89.6)
Years of university education
 1 year 143 (53.0)
 2 year 92 (34.1)
 3 year 8 (3.0)
 4 year 11 (4.1)
 5 year 16 (5.9)
PSS 20.2 ± 6.0
GAD total score 7.1 ± 4.1
Anxiety*
 Normal (0–4) 63 (23.3)
 Mild anxiety (5–9) 114 (42.2)
 Moderate anxiety (10–14) 79 (29.3)
 Severe anxiety (15–21) 14 (5.2)

Note: *Based on GAD-7 total score.

Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; PSS, Perceived Stress Scale-10 total score; GAD, generalized anxiety disorder.