Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics of the epidemiological youth sample between the dine-in ban and dining-as-usual groups (n = 165)
| Dine-in ban group (n = 83) |
Dining-as-usual group (n = 82) |
p | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 20.0 (2.59) | 20.3 (2.71) | 0.48 |
| Gender, n (%) | 0.46 | ||
| Male | 34 (41.0) | 29 (35.4) | |
| Female | 49 (59.0) | 53 (64.6) | |
| Has psychiatric history, n (%) | 7 (8.4) | 3 (3.7) | 0.20 |
| Years of education | 13.69 (2.19) | 13.92 (2.42) | 0.52 |
| Currently in education, n (%) | 68 (81.9) | 64 (78.0) | 0.53 |
| Socioeconomic status (SES), n (%) | 0.27 | ||
| Low SES | 20 (24.1) | 14 (17.1) | |
| High SES | 63 (75.9) | 68 (82.9) | |
| Baseline psychiatric symptoms | |||
| Depressive symptoms (DASS-D) | 10.24 (9.53) | 9.07 (8.48) | 0.41 |
| Anxiety symptoms (DASS-A) | 7.01 (7.31) | 6.76 (6.96) | 0.82 |
All values are presented in the form of mean (SD), unless otherwise stated. DASS-A = anxiety subscale of the 21-item Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scales (DASS-21); DASS-D = depression subscale of the DASS-21; SES = socioeconomic status