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Table 2 The prevalence of screen time, time spent on COVID-19 news on social media and physical activity with different demographic characteristics

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

Variables

Total

ST, n (%)

PA, n (%)

COVID-19ST, n (%)

> 4 h

2–4 h

≤ 2 h

Chi-square value

< 3 days

≥ 3 day

Chi-square value

> 1 h

0.5–1 h

≤ 0.5 h

Chi-square value

Gender

 Male

5056

2,104(41.6)

1,557(30.8)

1,395(27.6)

225.13**

3356(66.4)

1700(33.6)

80.08**

1478(29.2)

1965(38.9)

1613(31.9)

110.80**

 Female

6731

3466(51.5)

2149(31..9)

1116(16.6)

 

4978(74.0)

1753(26.0)

 

2455(36.5)

2658(39.5)

1618(24.0)

 

Residential areas

 Rural

5660

2,541(44.9)

1776(31.4)

1343(23.7)

42.92**

1707(30.2)

3953(69.8)

3.92*

1727(30.5)

2322(41.0)

1611(28.5)

40.02**

 Urban

6127

3029(49.4)

1930(31.5)

1168(19.1)

 

1746(28.5)

4381(71.5)

 

2206(36.0)

2301(37.6)

1620(26.4)

 

Age (years)

 ≤ 19

3860

1816(47.0)

1262(32.7)

782(20.3)

13.38*

2664(69.0)

1196(31.0)

15.03**

1045(27.1)

1549(40.1)

1266(32.8)

140.39**

 20–22

6426

3,090(48.1)

1960(30.5)

1376(21.4)

 

4554(70.9)

1872(29.1)

 

2259(35.6)

2516(39.2)

1621(25.2)

 

 ≥ 23

1501

664(44.2)

484(32.2)

353(23.5)

 

1116(74.4)

385(25.6)

 

599(39.9)

558(37.2)

344(22.9)

 

Current residence areas

 Area 1

597

301(50.4)

183(30.7)

113(18.9)

11.54

423(70.9)

174(29.1)

6.92

239(40.0)

191(32.0)

167(28.0)

20.86**

 Area 2

2237

1101(49.2)

692(30.9)

444(19.8)

 

1555(69.5)

682(30.5)

 

710(31.7)

903(40.4)

624(27.9)

 

 Area 3

2750

1312(47.7)

847(30.8)

591(21.5)

 

1997(72.6)

753(27.4)

 

888(32.3)

1096(39.9)

766(27.9)

 

 Area 4

6203

2856(46.0)

1984(32.0)

1363(22.0)

 

4359(70.3)

1,844(29.7)

 

2096(33.8)

2433(39.2)

1674(27.0)

 

Students type

 Medical students

5770

2808(48.7)

1807(31.3)

1155(20.0)

13.58**

4205(72.9)

1565(27.1)

25.74**

1994(34.6)

2316(40.1)

1460(25.3)

25.56**

 Non-medical students

6017

2762(45.9)

1899(31.6)

1356(22.5)

 

4129(68.6)

1888(31.4)

 

1939(32.2)

2307(38.3)

1771(29.4)

 

Grade

 Freshmen

2930

1276(43.5)

1017(34.7)

637(21.7)

31.30**

1973(67.3)

957(32.7)

59.57**

726(24.8)

1180(40.3)

1024(34.9)

246.14**

 Sophomore

2609

1263(48.4)

797(30.5)

549(21.0)

 

1833(70.3)

776(29.7)

 

817(31.3)

1050(40.2)

742(28.4)

 

 Junior

2667

1272(47.7)

799(30.0)

596(22.3)

 

1847(69.3)

820(30.7)

 

932(34.9)

1053(39.5)

682(25.6)

 

 Senior

2314

1114(48.1)

716(30.9)

484(20.9)

 

1690(73.0)

624(27.0)

 

907(39.2)

872(37.7)

535(23.1)

 

 Fifth-grade

1267

645(50.9)

377(29.8)

245(19.3)

 

991(78.2)

276(21.8)

 

551(43.5)

468(36.9)

248(19.6)

 
  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