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. 2021 Jul 6;18(14):7245. doi: 10.3390/ijerph18147245

Table 3.

Demographic characteristics of students with normal and poor mental health status.

Normal (n = 65) Poor (n = 158)
Gender
 Male 18 (27.7) 30 (19.0)
 Female 47 (72.3) 128 (81.0)
Age, years
 20 30 (46.2) 62 (39.2)
 21 27 (41.5) 76 (48.1)
 22 6 (9.2) 18 (11.4)
 23 2 (3.1) 1 (0.6)
 24 0 (0.0) 1 (0.6)
Year of university
 Third 38 (58.5) 83 (52.5)
 Fourth 27 (41.5) 75 (47.5)
Place of residence
 Alert region * 54 (83.1) 144 (91.1)
 Non-alert region 11 (16.9) 14 (8.9)
Household members
 One 21 (32.3) 60 (38.0)
 Two or more 44 (67.7) 98 (62.0)
Economic situation
 Same as usual 39 (60.0) 73 (46.2)
 Worse than usual 20 (30.8) 71 (44.9)
 Better than usual 6 (9.2) 14 (8.9)
Communication with family
 Same as usual 28 (43.1) 58 (36.7)
 Less than usual 2 (3.1) 9 (5.7)
 More than usual 35 (53.8) 91 (57.6)
Communication with friends
 Same as usual 15 (23.1) 7 (4.4)
 Less than usual 48 (73.8) 144 (91.1)
 More than usual 2 (3.1) 7 (4.4)

All values given as n (%). Normal = GHQ-12 score < 4; Poor = GHQ-12 score ≥ 4. Abbreviation: GHQ-12 = General Health Questionnaire 12. * A total of 13 prefectures were designated as alert regions.