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Table 1 Weighted summary statistics [%(n)] for youth in Canada’s general characteristics stratifying for gender and hunger status

From: Does social support moderate the association between hunger and mental health in youth? A gender-specific investigation from the Canadian Health Behaviour in School-aged Children study

 

Females [%(n)]

Males [%(n)]

Ever hungry

Never hungry

Chi-2

p-value

Ever hungry

Never hungry

Chi-2

p-value

Hunger

16.5 (1829)

83.5 (9259)

 

17.1 (1722)

82.9 (8338)

 

Mental health

 Low

22.5 (1015)

77.5 (3502)

254.1 p < 0.0001

22.7 (594)

77.3 (2019)

137 p < 0.0001

 Middle

13.2 (487)

86.8 (3182)

17.9 (632)

82.1 (2894)

 High

8.3 (191)

91.7 (2114)

11.3 (365)

88.7 (2840)

Grade

 6

17.1 (335)

82.9 (1622)

22.7

P = 0.2466

19.5 (383)

80.5 (1578)

14.4

P = 0.3858

 7

19.0 (440)

81.0 (1877)

17.7 (378)

82.3 (1764)

 8

14.7 (340)

85.3 (1974)

17.0 (354)

83.0 (1731)

 9

14.5 (357)

85.5 (2103)

15.9 (350)

84.1 (1853)

 10

16.8 (324)

83.2 (1610)

15.5 (244)

84.5 (1336)

Social support factors

 Friend support

  Low

20.1 (615)

79.9 (2445)

48.2

P < 0.0001

19.2 (636)

80.8 (2675)

24.8

P < 0.01

  Middle

15.0 (565)

85.0 (3192)

16.8 (642)

83.2 (3193)

  High

16.2 (1698)

83.8 (3149)

14.1 (305)

85.9 (1860)

 Family support

  Low

24.8 (918)

75.2 (2789)

353.7

P < 0.0001

24.9 (682)

75.1 (2054)

217.7

P < 0.0001

  Middle

14.7 (469)

85.3 (2732)

16.8 (538)

83.2 (2661)

  High

8.5 (298)

91.5 (3229)

10.8 (370)

89.2 (3042)

 Teacher support

  Low

24.8 (860)

75.2 (2610)

299.0

P < 0.0001

21.9 (616)

78.1 (2195)

87.1

P < 0.0001

  Middle

14.6 (494)

85.4 (2886)

15.9 (520)

84.1 (2745)

  High

9.6 (348)

90.4 (3275)

13.2 (437)

86.8 (2885)

 School climate

  Low

23.0 (878)

77.0 (2939)

209.5

P < 0.0001

21.9 (711)

78.1 (2533)

98.9

P < 0.0001

  Middle

14.2 (518)

85.8 (3126)

16.1 (525)

83.9 (2736)

  High

10.6 (336)

89.7 (2833)

12.7 (387)

87.3 (2664)

 Neighborhood support

  Low

22.3 (797)

77.7 (2775)

250.2

P < 0.0001

21.0 (600)

79.0 (2259)

85.0

P < 0.0001

  Middle

14.9 (504)

85.1 (2879)

17.2 (524)

82.8 (2518)

  High

7.8 (228)

92.1 (2678)

11.9 (322)

88.1 (2392)