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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the participants

From: Suicidal ideation in adolescents and their caregivers: a cross sectional survey in Japan

 

Students (n = 185)

Caregivers (n = 185)

  
 

n (%)

n (%)

  

Sex

    

 Male

90 (48.6)

   

 Female

95 (51.4)

   

Grade

    

 First

61 (33.0)

   

 Second

58 (31.4)

   

 Third

66 (35.7)

   

Caregiver

    

 Mother

 

154 (83.2)

  

 Father

 

25 (13.5)

  

 Other

 

6 (3.2)

  
 

Median (quartile)

95 % CI

Median (quartile)

95 % CI

Z

P

Age, years

14 (13, 14)

13.45-13.73

43 (40, 46)

42.09-43.61

  

GHQ score,

    

 General illness

4 (3, 5)

3.70-4.33

5 (3, 7)

4.91-5.74

4.82

<0.01

 Somatic symptoms

4 (1, 6)

3.56-4.44

4 (1.5, 6.5)

3.74-4.64

0.63

0.53

 Sleep disturbance

2 (1, 5)

2.97-3.86

4 (2, 8)

4.43-5.47

4.53

<0.01

 Social dysfunction

5 (4, 6)

4.47-5.01

5 (4, 5)

4.72-5.24

1.15

0.25

 Anxiety and dysphoria

3 (1, 6)

3.45-4.45

4 (2, 6)

3.79-4.76

1.09

0.28

 Suicidal depression

0 (0, 4)

1.81-2.80

0 (0, 4)

1.52-2.34

1.18

0.24

POMS score

    

 Total mood disturbance

17 (7, 29)

18.04-23.19

16 (8, 30)

17.76-22.64

0.19

0.85

 Tension–anxiety

2 (1, 6)

3.51-4.70

4 (1, 6.5)

3.79-4.87

0.93

0.35

 Depression–dejection

2 (0, 6)

3.06-4.17

2 (0, 4)

2.42-3.40

1.94

0.05

 Anger–hostility

3 (1, 6)

3.64-4.84

4 (2, 6)

4.23-5.36

1.96

0.05

 Vigor

5 (2, 7)

4.49-5.59

4 (2, 7)

3.96-4.87

1.0

0.32

 Fatigue–inertia

6 (3, 10)

6.44-7.94

6 (3, 9.5)

5.97-7.38

0.85

0.40

 Confusion–bewilderment

6 (4, 9)

6.01-7.00

5 (4, 8)

5.48-6.33

1.7

0.09

  1. Wilcoxon signed-rank test was used for statistics. Significant data are shown in bold
  2. CI confidence interval, GHQ the 30-item version of the general health questionnaire, POMS the profile of mood states brief form