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. 2021 Dec 13;4(12):e2136137. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.36137

Table 1. General Characteristics of Participants.

General characteristicsa Participants, No. (%) P value
2019 2020
Total No. 48 443 (100.0) 44 216 (100.0)
Age, mean (SD), y 15.0 (1.7) 15.1 (1.7) <.001b
BMI, mean (SD) 21.4 (3.5) 21.6 (3.7) <.001b
Physical exercise, mean (SD), d/wk 2.0 (2.1) 1.9 (2.1) <.001b
Sedentary time, mean (SD), h/d
For study 6.6 (3.7) 6.0 (3.3) <.001b
For leisure 3.3 (2.2) 4.2 (2.7) <.001b
Sleep time, mean (SD), h/d 7.0 (1.5) 6.9 (1.5) <.001b
Sex
Male 24 917 (51.3) 23 103 (52.5) .50
Female 23 526 (48.7) 21 113 (47.5)
Economic level
High 18 992 (39.6) 17 381 (40.3) .32
Middle 23 376 (48.1) 21 228 (47.5)
Low 6075 (12.3) 5607 (12.2)
Educational level of father
Unknown, missing, below middle school 23 775 (48.3) 17 957 (39.7) <.001c
High school 7385 (14.8) 7519 (16.2)
College or greater 17 283 (36.8) 18 740 (44.0)
Educational level of mother
Unknown, missing, below middle school 23 050 (47.0) 16 925 (37.5) <.001c
High school 8637 (17.7) 8941 (19.6)
College or greater 16 756 (35.3) 18 350 (42.9)
Scholastic performance
Highest 6464 (13.1) 5625 (12.7) .12
Middle high 12 407 (25.5) 11 157 (25.5)
Middle 14 697 (30.4) 13 496 (30.4)
Middle low 10 519 (21.8) 9995 (22.5)
Lowest 4356 (9.1) 3943 (8.9)
Subjective health status
Very healthy 12 911 (26.4) 12 283 (27.3) .07
Healthy 21 444 (44.2) 19 131 (43.4)
Normal 10 749 (22.4) 9742 (22.2)
Unhealthy 3339 (70.) 3060 (7.1)
Stress level
No stress 1805 (3.6) 1597 (3.5) <.001c
Little 7579 (15.4) 8128 (18.2)
A little 20 090 (41.6) 19 907 (45.2)
Severe 13 605 (28.3) 11 231 (25.7)
Very severe 5364 (11.1) 3353 (7.5)
Sadness or despair 13 232 (27.5) 10 609 (23.9) <.001c
Thinking of suicide 6092 (12.6) 4517 (10.1) <.001c
Plan of suicide 1721 (3.5) 1396 (3.1) .002c
Suicide attempt 1283 (2.6) 760 (1.7) <.001c

Abbreviation: BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared).

a

Estimated mean or prevalence adjusted recommended weighted value.

b

Linear regression analysis with complex sampling.

c

χ2 test with Rao-Scott correction.