Gender Differences in Sleep and Mental Health among Saudi Adolescents

Table 2

Sample characteristics across gender ().

		Gender
		Boys		Girls
		Mean	SD	Mean	SD
Age		15.9	1.5	16.2	1.6	<0.001
BMI		22.84	5.73	22.03	4.75	<0.001
Sleep Problems Index II		63.42	16.92	58.73	17.05	<0.001
		Count	%	Count	%
Level	Intermediate	408	41.2%	346	28.5%	<0.001
	High school	583	58.8%	869	71.5%
Grade	Nonexcellent	513	51.8%	563	46.3%	0.011
	Excellent	478	48.2%	652	53.7%
Family structure	One parent	82	8.3%	145	11.9%	0.005
	Both parents	909	91.7%	1070	88.1%
Physical activity	Very inactive	45	4.5%	59	4.9%	<0.001
	Somewhat inactive	146	14.7%	185	15.2%
	Somewhat active	517	52.2%	747	61.5%
	Very active	283	28.6%	224	18.4%
Diet	Very unhealthy	98	9.9%	146	12.0%	<0.001
	Somewhat unhealthy	331	33.4%	430	35.4%
	Somewhat healthy	443	44.7%	568	46.7%
	Very healthy	119	12.0%	71	5.8%
Smoking	Smoker	68	6.9%	10	0.8%	<0.001
	Nonsmoker	923	93.1%	1205	99.2%
Screen time	>3 hours	597	60.2%	795	65.4%	0.006
	2-3 hours	180	18.2%	166	13.7%
	1-2 hours	127	12.8%	170	14.0%
	<1 hour	87	8.8%	84	6.9%
Perceived stress	Low stress	311	31.4%	261	21.5%	<0.001
	Moderate stress	611	61.7%	754	62.1%
	High stress	69	7.0%	200	16.5%
Depression	Normal	453	45.7%	449	37.0%	<0.001
	Mild to moderate	313	31.6%	434	35.7%
	Severe to extremely severe	225	22.7%	332	27.3%
Sleep Problems Index II	Poor sleepers	417	42.1%	654	53.8%	<0.001
	Good sleepers	574	57.9%	561	46.2%