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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: Predictors of adolescents’ mental health problems in Saudi Arabia: findings from the Jeeluna® national study

Variable

N = 12,121

% (95% CI)

Age (years)

 ≤15

46.83 (41.34–52.39)

 >15

53.17 (47.61–58.66)

Gender

 Male

52.97 (43.82–61.93)

 Female

47.03 (38.07–56.18)

Nationality

 Saudi

86.33 (83.09–89.03)

 Non-Saudi

13.67 (10.97–16.91)

Grade

 Intermediate

53.44 (46.68–60.07)

 Secondary

46.56 (39.93–53.32)

Region

 Central

25.90 (22.47–29.66)

 Western

32.36 (27.85–37.22)

 Eastern

14 (10.33–18.70)

 Northern

10.42 (6.84–15.58)

 Southern

17.32 (13.70–21.66)

Chronic illness

 No

91.61 (91.0–92.18)

 Yes

8.39 (7.82–9.0)

Relationship with mother

 Good

93.12 (92.37–93.79)

 Neither good nor bad

5.26 (4.69–5.89)

 Poor

1.63 (1.37–1.93)

Relationship with father

 Good

84.75 (83.58–85.85)

 Neither good nor bad

11.2 (10.33–12.12)

 Poor

4.05 (3.56–4.62)

Body image

 Happy with my body

39.65 (38.18–41.14)

 Need to lose weight

45.04 (43.31–46.78)

 Need to gain weight

15.31 (14.44–16.23)

Exercise during last week

 None

44.28 (41.27–47.34)

 ≤3 times

33.93 (32.39–35.50)

 >3 times

21.79 (19.84–23.86)

Feeling so sad or hopeless

 No

85.75 (84.42–86.98)

 Yes

14.25 (13.02–13.02)

Feeling worried

 No

93.34 (92.51–94.09)

 Yes

6.66 (5.91–7.49)

  1. CI confidence interval