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Table 1 Characteristics of children and adolescents according to the pandemic impact

From: Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on children and adolescents: determinants and association with quality of life and mental health—a cross-sectional study

 

COVID-19 pandemic impact

Total (n = 2101)

None or mild (n = 1834)

Severe (n = 267)

P-value

Age (median [IQR])

10 (7–13)

10 (7–13)

10 (7–14)

1.000

Sex

    

 Female

1035 (49.3)

901 (49.1)

134 (50.2)

1.000

 Male

1063 (50.6)

930 (50.7)

133 (49.8)

 

 Other

3 (0.1)

3 (0.2)

0 (0.0)

 

Physical or mental health condition

 No

1653 (78.7)

1473 (80.3)

180 (67.4)

 < 0.001

 Yes

447 (21.3)

360 (19.6)

87 (32.6)

 

 Missing

1 (0.0)

1 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

 

Anti-SARS-CoV-2 N serological status

 Negative

611 (29.1)

530 (28.9)

81 (30.3)

1.000

 Positive

1387 (66.0)

1219 (66.5)

168 (62.9)

 

 Undetermined

18 (0.9)

17 (0.9)

1 (0.4)

 

 Missing

85 (4.0)

68 (3.7)

17 (6.4)

 

Number of friends

 Several

1364 (64.9)

1215 (66.2)

149 (55.8)

 < 0.001

 One

305 (14.5)

249 (13.6)

56 (21.0)

 

 None

58 (2.8)

41 (2.2)

17 (6.4)

 

 Unknown/not applicablea

374 (17.8)

329 (17.9)

45 (16.9)

 

Change in physical activity timeb

 Similar

1333 (63.4)

1227 (66.9)

106 (39.7)

 < 0.001

 Increase

170 (8.1)

141 (7.7)

29 (10.9)

 

 Decrease

341 (16.2)

244 (13.3)

97 (36.3)

 

 Unknown/not applicablec

257 (12.2)

222 (12.1)

35 (13.1)

 

Change in leisure screen timeb

 Similar

886 (42.2)

806 (43.9)

80 (30.0)

 < 0.001

 Increase

975 (46.4)

813 (44.3)

162 (60.7)

 

 Decrease

23 (1.1)

21 (1.1)

2 (0.7)

 

 Unknown/not applicablec

167 (7.9)

154 (8.4)

13 (4.9)

 

 Missing

50 (2.4)

40 (2.2)

10 (3.7)

 

Change in time spent with parentb

 Similar

1309 (62.3)

1199 (65.4)

110 (41.2)

 < 0.001

 Increase

640 (30.5)

539 (29.4)

101 (37.8)

 

 Decrease

97 (4.6)

61 (3.3)

36 (13.5)

 

 Unknown

55 (2.6)

35 (1.9)

20 (7.5)

 

Parent–child relationship

 Good

1723 (82.0)

1541 (84.0)

182 (68.2)

 < 0.001

 Rather good

338 (16.1)

268 (14.6)

70 (26.2)

 

 Average-to-poor

40 (1.9)

25 (1.4)

15 (5.6)

 

Parent mood

    

 Good

1832 (87.2)

1644 (89.7)

186 (69.7)

 < 0.001

 Average-to-poor

267 (12.7)

187 (10.2)

80 (30.0)

 

 Missing

2 (0.1)

1 (0.1)

1 (0.4)

 

Household financial situation

 Very good

732 (34.8)

680 (37.1)

52 (19.5)

 < 0.001

 Good

864 (41.1)

759 (41.4)

105 (39.3)

 

 Average-to-poor

360 (17.1)

264 (14.4)

96 (36.0)

 

 Unknown/no answer

142 (6.8)

129 (7.0)

13 (4.9)

 

 Missing

3 (0.1)

2 (0.1)

1 (0.4)

 

Health-related quality of life

 Average to good

1843 (87.7)

1650 (90.0)

193 (72.3)

 < 0.001

 Poor

208 (9.9)

144 (7.9)

64 (24.0)

 

 Missing

50 (2.4)

40 (2.2)

10 (3.7)

 

Mental health

 Average to good

1994 (94.9)

1764 (96.2)

230 (86.1)

 < 0.001

 Poor

105 (5.0)

68 (3.7)

37 (13.9)

 

 Missing

2 (0.1)

2 (0.1)

0 (0.0)

 
  1. Results are numbers (%) for categorical variables and median (interquartile range) for continuous ones. P-values are from Chi-squared test for categorical variables and Kruskal–Wallis test for continuous ones, adjusted for multiple comparison with the Bonferroni method
  2. aNot applicable if younger than 6 years
  3. bReported change as a result of the pandemic
  4. cNot applicable if stated so by parent, or if younger than 1 year for leisure screen time change or 2 years for physical activity at pandemic onset