Table 1 Baseline and follow-up characteristics by baseline sleep deficiency.

From: Loneliness mediates the association between sleep deficiency and fighting in school-aged adolescents: a 2-year longitudinal study

Characteristics

Total (n = 1946)

No (n = 1394)

Yes (n = 552)

P value

Age, years, mean (SD*)

12.2 (0.47)

12.2 (0.48)

12.2 (0.45)

0.335

Gender, n (%)

0.999

 Girls

943 (48.46%)

675 (71.58%)

268(28.42%)

 

 Boys

1003(51.54%)

719 (71.68%)

284(28.31%)

 

Parents’ marriage status, n (%)

0.198

 Divorced/widowed/separated

144 (7.40%)

96 (66.67%)

48 (33.33%)

 

 Married

1776(91.26%)

1280 (72.07%)

496(27.93%)

 

Parents’ education at college level, n (%)

0.554

 Both had college degree

260 (13.36%)

180 (69.23%)

80 (30.77%)

 

 Only one of them had college degree

248 (12.74%)

176 (70.97%)

72 (29.03%)

 

 None of them had college

1327(68.19%)

961 (72.42%)

366( 27.58%)

 

Moderate physical activity (≥ 1 day/wk), n (%)

0.094

 No

144 (7.40%)

94 (65.28%)

50 (34.72%)

 

 Yes

1801(92.55%)

1300 (72.18%)

501 (27.82%)

 

Mild physical activity (≥ 1 day/wk), n (%)

0.023

 No

125 (6.42%)

78 (62.40%)

47 (37.60%)

 

 Yes

1819(93.47%)

1315 (72.29%)

504 (27.71%)

 

Muscle strengthening activity (≥ 1 day/wk), n (%)

0.037

 No

753 (38.69%)

519 (68.92%)

234 (31.08%)

 

 Yes

1192(61.25%)

875 (73.41%)

317 (26.59%)

 

TV screen (≥ 2 h/day), n (%)

< 0.001

 No

1486 (76.36%)

1100 (74.02%)

386 (25.98%)

 

 Yes

460 (23.64%)

294 (63.91%)

166 (36.09%)

 

Internet screen (≥ 2 h/day), n (%)

< 0.001

 No

1556(79.96%)

1158 (74.42%)

398 (25.58%)

 

 Yes

388 (19.94%)

236 (60.82%)

152 (39.18%)

 

Cigarette use, n (%)

0.016

 No

1814(93.22%)

1312 (72.33%)

502 (27.67%)

 

 Yes

132 (6.78%)

82 (62.12%)

50 (37.88%)

 

Alcohol use, n (%)

< 0.001

 No

1154 (59.30%)

877 (76.00%)

277 (24.00%)

 

 Yes

792 (40.70%)

517 (65.28%)

275 (34.72%)

 

Loneliness, n (%)

< 0.001

 Never

1011(51.95%)

827 (81.80%)

184 (18.20%)

 

 Occasion

645 (33.14%)

438 (67.91%)

207 (32.09%)

 

 Sometime

197 (10.12%)

96 (48.73%)

101 (51.27%)

 

 Regularly

50 (2.57%)

17 (34.00%)

33 (66.00%)

 

 Always

43 (2.21%)

16 (37.21%)

27 (62.79%)

 

Sadness, n (%)

< 0.001

 No

1661(85.35%)

1253 (75.44%)

408 (24.56%)

 

 Yes

285 (14.65%)

141 (49.47%)

144 (50.53%)

 

Nervousness, n (%)

< 0.001

 No

1326(68.14%)

1037 (78.21%)

289 (21.79%)

 

 Yes

619 (31.81%)

356 (57.51%)

263 (42.49%)