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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Cross-sectional associations between mental health indicators and social vulnerability, with physical activity, sedentary behaviour and sleep in urban African young women

 

Valid n

Mean ± SD

Median (IQR)

Health behaviours

 MVPA (hours/week)

1506

10.7 ± 11.8

7 (3–14)

 SB (hours/week)

1460

19.0 ± 18.5

12.4 (5.5–28)

 TV time (hours/day)

1705

3.9 ± 2.9

3 (2–5)

 Screen time (hours/day)

1703

5.9 ± 4.1

5 (2.5–8)

 Sleep (hours/night)

1625

9.2 ± 1.9

9 (8–10)

 PSQI global score

1624

4.7 ± 2.8

4 (3–6)

  

Frequency (%)

 

Meeting PA guideline

1638

1413 (86.3)

 

Meeting sleep duration guideline

1625

779 (47.9)

 

Poor quality sleep

1624

543 (33.4)

 

Mental health indicators

 Depression

1640

310 (18.9)

 

 Anxiety

1640

245 (14.9)

 

 Happiness ratinga

1623

  

  1 (unhappy)

 

55 (3.4)

 

  2

 

87 (5.4)

 

  3

 

447 (27.5)

 

  4

 

479 (29.5)

 

  5 (very happy)

 

540 (33.3)

 

Risk factors

 ACEs score

1268

3.3 ± 2.3

3 (2–5)

 Alcohol-use: at risk

1640

397 (24.2)

 

 SVI: classified as vulnerable

1649

561 (25.4)

 

Protective factors

 GSE score

1637

30.4 ± 6.3

31 (26–35)

 Family support

1637

  

  Some support

 

1255 (76.7)

 

  No support

 

382 (23.3)

 

 Partner support

1465

  

  Some support

 

1135 (77.5)

 

  No support

 

330 (22.5)

 
  1. ACEs Adverse Child Experiences, GSE General Self-Efficacy, MVPA moderate- to vigorous-intensity physical activity, PSQI Pittsburgh Sleep Questionnaire Index, SB sedentary behaviour, SVI Social Vulnerability Index, TV television
  2. a0.6% ‘Don’t know’, 0.3% ‘Refuse’