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Table 1 Depression prevalence of college students with different demographic characteristics, n(%)

From: Associations between screen time, physical activity, and depressive symptoms during the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak among Chinese college students

Demographic variables

Total

Depression

χ2

Prevalence

Mild

Moderate

Moderate-severe

Severe

Gender

 Male

5056(42.9)

1131(22.4)

709(14.0)

208(4.1)

171(3.4)

43(0.9)

84.35**

 Female

6731(57.1)

1922(28.5)

1313(19.5)

361(5.4)

171(2.5)

77(1.1)

 

Residential areas

 Rural

5660(48.0)

1431(25.3)

942(16.6)

286(5.1)

153(2.7)

50(0.9)

6.79

 Urban

6127(52.0)

1622(26.4)

1080(17.6)

283(4.6)

189(3.1)

70(1.1)

 

Age (years)

 ≤ 19

3860(32.7)

950(24.6)

667(17.3)

165(4.3)

85(2.2)

33(0.9)

27.47**

 20–22

6426(54.5)

1746(27.2)

1116(17.4)

333(5.2)

224(3.5)

73(1.1)

 

 ≥ 23

1501(12.7)

357(23.8)

239(15.9)

71(4.7)

33(2.2)

14(0.9)

 

Current residence areas

 Area 1

597(5.1)

187(31.4)

114(19.1)

38(6.4)

23(3.9)

12(2.0)

25.57*

 Area 2

2237(19.0)

579(25.9)

409(18.3)

97(4.3)

61(2.7)

12(0.5)

 

 Area 3

2750(23.3)

718(26.1)

481(17.5)

134(4.9)

75(2.7)

28(1.0)

 

 Area 4

6203(52.6)

1569(25.3)

1018(16.4)

300(4.8)

183(3.0)

68(1.1)

 

Type of faculty

 Medical students

5770(49.0)

1338(19.2)

898(15.6)

255(4.4)

134(2.3)

51(0.9)

46.87**

 Non-medical students

6017(51.0)

1715(28.5)

1124(18.7)

314(5.2)

208(3.5)

69(1.1)

 

Grade

 Freshmen

2930(24.9)

708(24.2)

484(16.5)

134(4.6)

67(2.3)

23(0.8)

22.35

 Sophomore

2609(22.1)

707(27.2)

453(17.4)

137(5.3)

85(3.3)

32(1.2)

 

 Junior

2667(22.6)

724(27.1)

481(18.0)

123(4.6)

91(3.4)

29(1.1)

 

 Senior

2314(19.6)

619(26.8)

407(17.6)

117(5.1)

71(3.1)

24(1.0)

 

 Fifth-grade

1267(10.7)

295(23.2)

197(15.5)

58(4.6)

28(2.2)

12(0.9)

 

ST

 > 4 h

5570(47.3)

1741(31.3)

1126(20.2)

349(6.3)

195(3.5)

71(1.3)

196.15**

 2–4 h

3706(31.4)

756(20.4)

560(15.1)

119(3.2)

57(1.5)

20(0.5)

 

 ≤ 2 h

2511(21.3)

556(22.1)

336(13.4)

101(4.0)

90(3.6)

29(1.2)

 

COVID-19ST

 > 1 h

3933(33.4)

1220(31.0)

758(19.3)

237(6.0)

161(4.1)

64(1.6)

119.90**

 0.5–1 h

4623(39.2)

1129(24.4)

803(17.4)

201(4.3)

96(2.1)

29(0.6)

 

 ≤ 0.5 h

3231(27.4)

704(21.8)

461(14.3)

131(4.1)

85(2.6)

27(0.8)

 

PA

 ≥ 3 day

3453(29.3)

695(20.1)

491(14.2)

99(2.9)

80(2.3)

25(0.7)

95.27**

 < 3 day

8334(70.7)

2358(28.3)

1531(18.4)

470(5.6)

262(3.1)

95(1.1)

 
  1. Wuhan (Area 1), other cities in Hubei (Area 2), neighboring provinces of Hubei (Area 3), and other provinces (Area 4); PA physical activity, ST screen time
  2. *P < 0.05
  3. **P < 0.01