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Table 2 Prolonged pandemic sample demographics and tests for group differences

From: Mental health symptoms of youth initiating psychiatric care at different phases of the COVID-19 pandemic

 

Total sample (n = 5974)

2019 prolonged cohort (n = 3567)

2020 prolonged cohort (n = 2407)

Group differences

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

p

Youth age (years)

 

.002

 6–10

2018 (34)

1278 (36)

740 (31)

 

 11–13

1755 (29)

1034 (29)

721 (30)

 

 14–17

2201(37)

1255 (35)

946 (39)

 

Youth gender

 

 < .001

 Female

2850 (48)

1591 (45)

1259 (52)

 

 Male

2834 (47)

1797 (50)

1037 (43)

 

 Non-binary, trans, queer, other

206 (3)

119 (3)

87 (4)

 

Youth race/ethnicity

 

n.s

 Black

340 (6)

210 (6)

130 (5)

 

 Hispanic

3947 (66)

2379 (67)

1568 (65)

 

 Multiracial

401 (7)

230 (6)

171 (7)

 

 Other

241 (4)

154 (4)

87 (4)

 

 White

1009 (17)

570 (16)

439 (18)

 

Youth sexual orientation

 

 < .001

 LGBTQ

977 (16)

518 (15)

459 (19)

 

 Heterosexual/straight

3826 (64)

2349 (66)

1477 (61)

 

Youth relationship to caregiver

 

n.s

 Adoptive parent

304 (5)

178 (5)

126 (5)

 

 Biological parent

4935 (83)

2951 (83)

1984 (82)

 

 Foster parent

233 (4)

127 (4)

106 (4)

 

 Other

427 (7)

257 (7)

170 (7)

 
  1. A continuous age variable was used for the group comparison test. There were 84 (1.4%) cases with unknown/not reported gender (2019 Cohort n = 60; 2020 Cohort n = 24). There were 36 (0.6%) cases with unknown/not reported Youth Race/Ethnicity (2019 Cohort n = 24; 2020 Cohort n = 12). Youth race/ethnicity “Other” category also includes responses of Asian/Pacific islander and Native American due to small number of participants. There were 1171 (19.6%) cases of unknown/not reported sexual orientation (2019 cohort n = 700; 2020 cohort n = 471). LGBTQ = Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, Queer & Questioning. There were 75 (1.3%) cases with unknown/not reported caregiver relationship to youth (2019 Cohort n = 54; 2020 Cohort n = 21). Due to small number of cases, caregiver relationship to youth “Other” category also includes responses of other family member (non-foster status), staff (residential programs)