Research Article

Gender Differences in Sleep and Mental Health among Saudi Adolescents

Table 1

Baseline information of the study sample ().

VariablesFrequency (%) or

Age (years)
Gender
 Boys991 (44.9)
 Girls1215 (55.1)
Level
 Intermediate school754 (34.2)
 High school1452 (65.8)
Grade
 Excellent1130 (51.2)
 Good/very good1031 (46.7)
 Pass37 (1.7)
 Fail8 (0.4)
Single parent (divorced/widowed)227 (10.3)
Smoker78 (3.5)
Unhealthy diet1005 (45.6)
Physical inactivity435 (19.7)
Screen time (hours)
 >31392 (63.1)
 2-3346 (15.7)
 1-2297 (13.5)
 <1171 (7.8)
Stress
 High267 (12.1)
 Moderate1366 (61.9)
 Mild573 (26)
Depression
 Severe/extremely severe557 (25.2)
 Mild/moderate747 (33.9)
 Normal902 (40.9)
Total sleep score60.8 (17.14)
MOS-SUM
 Poor (below median)1071 (48.5)
 Fair (above median)1135 (51.5)

MOS: Medical Outcomes Study.