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Table 1 Participants’ characteristics (N = 968)

From: Anxiety related disorders in adolescents in the United Arab Emirates: a population based cross-sectional study

 

Characteristic

n (%)

Gender

Boys

331 (34.2)

Girls

637 (65.8)

Nationality

Local Emirati

598 (61.8)

Expatriate

370 (38.2)

Age, years

Mean ± SD

15.9 ± 1.6

Age groups, years

< 16

353 (36.5)

≥16

615 (63.5)

School

Private

441 (45.6)

Public

527 (54.4)

Mother’s employment status

Employed

258 (26.8)

Not employed

705 (73.2)

Economic status

High

370 (38.2)

Middle

563 (58.2)

Low

35 (3.6)

Maid

Yes

588 (60.7)

No

380 (39.3)

Caregiver

Mother

327 (54.7)

Father

41 (6.7)

Mother and father

203 (34)

Other

27 (4.5)

Missing

370 (38)

Medical condition

Yes

173 (27.5)

No

456 (72.5)

  1. SD, Standard deviation