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. 2022 Apr 2;80:106. doi: 10.1186/s13690-022-00863-w

Table 2.

Five health dimension scores and single-factor analysis results of each factor of the PROMIS

Item Category N Percent % p-value
Depression Anger Anxiety Fatigue Peer relationships
1. Demographic information and physical exam
2003Grade Grade 3 60 31.6 0.032 0.001 0.216 0.000 < 0.0001
Grade 4 31 16.3
Grade 5 46 24.2
Grade 6 53 27.9
 Gender Female 99 52.1 0.842 0.550 0.205 0.288 0.049
Male 90 47.4
 Age 10 9 4.7 0.071 0.215 0.234 0.006 0.020
11 26 13.7
12 59 31.1
13 37 19.5
14 28 14.7
15 21 11.1
> 15 10 5.3
2. Family conditions
 Location Urban 9 4.7 0.263 0.053 0.101 0.001 0.048
Rural 115 60.5
Pastoral 60 31.6
Other 6 3.2
 Living with parents Yes 178 93.7 0.896 0.903 0.469 0.997 0.148
No 12 6.3
 The only child of the family Yes 2 1.1 0.218 0.353 0.060 0.398 0.574
No 188 98.9
 Father’s education level Elementary school and below 73 38.4 0.271 0.295 0.053 0.011 0.039
Middle school 10 5.3
High school and above 7 3.7
Don’t know 100 52.6
 Mother’s education level Elementary and below 74 38.9 0.085 0.027 0.076 0.003 0.766
Middle school 6 3.2
High school and above 7 3.7
Don’t know 103 54.2
 Family financial situation Rich 19 10 0.023 0.105 0.004 0.031 0.276
Middle level 151 79.5
poor 20 10.5
3. School life
 No. of students in a single dormitory Below 5 18 9.5 0.754 0.425 0.522 0.610 0.021
5-10 39 20.5
11-15 111 58.4
above 15 22 11.6
 Visits home per month 4 119 62.6 0.978 0.682 0.299 0.275 0.387
2-3 36 18.9
1 27 14.2
Sometimes not going home for one month 8 4.2
 Distance to home Within 1 h 80 42.1 0.504 0.317 0.085 0.011 0.265
2-4 h 81 42.6
4-6 h 22 11.6
6 h 7 3.7
 Relationship with schoolmates Good 141 74.2 0.070 0.063 0.580 0.245 0.063
General 46 24.2
bad 3 1.6
 Study pressure Great 34 17.9 0.143 0.025 0.153 0.026 0.379
General 133 70
Small or no pressure 23 12.1
 Hours of homework Half an hour 72 37.9 0.731 0.203 0.033 0.001 0.692
0.5-1 h 70 36.8
1-2 h 30 15.8
Above 2 h 18 9.5
 Hours of sleep each night Above 10 h 24 12.6 0.574 0.673 0.487 0.042 0.049
9-10 h 34 17.9
8-9 h 80 42.1
Below 8 h 52 27.4
 Total 190 100