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. 2022 Nov 7;10:1020053. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2022.1020053

Table 3.

Frequency distribution with group comparisons for sociodemographic variables.

Nature/Silence
N Mean SD
All participants 5,144 51.30 24.60
Gender
Female 3,338 52.14 25.00
Male 1,761 49.86 23.69
Diverse 33 46.02 29.18
F value 5.72
p value 0.003
Eta2 0.00
Cohen's d (f vs. m) 0.09
Age categories
< 21 years 188 41.62 23.24
21–30 years 745 45.96 25.81
31–40 years 986 45.73 23.60
41–50 years 1,154 51.75 23.90
51–60 years 1,358 55.61 23.88
61–70 years 489 58.14 22.93
> 70 years 138 62.68 22.30
F value 39.34
p-value <0.0001
Eta2 0.045
Cohen's d (< 21 y vs. < 70 y) 0.92
Wellbeing (WHO-5)
Low (<13) 2,503 45.40 24.57
Moderate (13–18) 1,504 55.07 22.70
High (> 18) 1,137 59.30 23.84
F value 158.95
p-value <0.0001
Eta2 0.058
Cohen's d (low vs. high) 0.57
Loneliness (NRS)
Low (0) 1,253 55.48 24.62
Moderate (10–50) 1,950 55.51 22.27
High (> 50) 1,475 44.60 25.76
F value 103.73
p-value <0.0001
Eta2 0.042
Cohen's d (low vs. high) 0.43

Effect size eta2 < 0.06 small, 0.06 to 0.14 moderate, > 0.14 strong effects.

Effect size Cohen's d < 0.20 small, 0.20 to 0.50 moderate, >0.50 strong effects.