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Table 1 Comparison of characteristics between participants with low and adequate mental health literacy in the total population

From: Low mental health literacy is associated with depression and anxiety among adults: a population-based survey of 16,715 adults in China

Variables, %

Low MHL (N = 14984)

Adequate MHL (N = 1731)

Total sample

(N = 16715)

P

Age, yrs

ÌýÌýÌý

&±ô³Ù; 0.001

18–44

6414 (42.8%)

997 (57.6%)

7411 (44.3%)

Ìý

45–64

4932 (32.9%)

415 (24.0%)

5347 (32.0%)

Ìý

65+

3638 (24.3%)

319 (18.4%)

3957 (23.7%)

Ìý

Education level

ÌýÌýÌý

&±ô³Ù; 0.001

Low

3216 (21.5%)

219 (12.7%)

3435 (20.6%)

Ìý

Intermediate

7311 (48.8%)

601 (34.7%)

7912 (47.3%)

Ìý

High

4457 (29.7%)

911 (52.6%)

5368 (32.1%)

Ìý

Sex

ÌýÌýÌý

&±ô³Ù; 0.001

Female

7790 (52.0%)

989 (57.1%)

8779 (52.5%)

Ìý

Male

7194 (48.0%)

742 (42.9%)

7936 (47.5%)

Ìý

Marital status

ÌýÌýÌý

0.255

Married

11,947 (79.7%)

1360 (78.6%)

13,307 (79.6%)

Ìý

Single

3037 (20.3%)

371 (21.4%)

3408 (20.4%)

Ìý

Residence

ÌýÌýÌý

&±ô³Ù; 0.001

Rural

5849 (39.0%)

571 (33.0%)

6420 (38.4%)

Ìý

Urban

9135 (61.0%)

1160 (67.0%)

10,295 (61.6%)

Ìý

Income

ÌýÌýÌý

&±ô³Ù; 0.001

&±ô³Ù;Â¥3,500

6725 (44.9%)

557 (32.2%)

7282 (43.6%)

Ìý

¥3,500 to ¥6,000

4560 (30.4%)

561 (32.4%)

5121 (30.6%)

Ìý

&²µ³Ù;Â¥6,000

3699 (24.7%)

613 (35.4%)

4312 (25.8%)

Ìý

Smoking

ÌýÌýÌý

&±ô³Ù; 0.001

Yes

3281 (21.9%)

271 (15.7%)

3552 (21.3%)

Ìý

No

11,703 (78.1%)

1460 (84.3%)

13,163 (78.7%)

Ìý

Alcohol use

ÌýÌýÌý

&±ô³Ù; 0.001

Yes

1489 (9.9%)

98 (5.7%)

1587 (9.5%)

Ìý

No

13,495 (90.1%)

1633 (94.3%)

15,128 (90.5%)

Ìý

Chronic diseases

ÌýÌýÌý

&±ô³Ù; 0.001

Yes

9242 (61.7%)

1235 (71.3%)

10,477 (62.7%)

Ìý

No

5742 (38.3%)

496 (28.7%)

6238 (37.3%)

Ìý

Previous help-seeking behavior

ÌýÌýÌý

&±ô³Ù; 0.001

No

12,418 (82.9%)

1359 (78.5%)

13,777 (82.4%)

Ìý

Yes

2566 (17.1%)

372 (21.5%)

2938 (17.6%)

Ìý

Napping frequency, per week

ÌýÌýÌý

&±ô³Ù; 0.001

0

2448 (16.3%)

200 (11.6%)

2648 (15.8%)

Ìý

1–2

2692 (18.0%)

248 (14.3%)

2940 (17.6%)

Ìý

3–4

2705 (18.1%)

319 (18.4%)

3024 (18.1%)

Ìý

5+

7139 (47.6%)

964 (55.7%)

8103 (48.5%)

Ìý

Sleep duration, hours

ÌýÌýÌý

0.089

&±ô³Ù; 7

4272 (28.5%)

450 (26.0%)

4722 (28.3%)

Ìý

7–8

5326 (35.5%)

638 (36.9%)

5964 (35.7%)

Ìý

&²µ³Ù; 8

5386 (35.9%)

643 (37.1%)

6029 (36.1%)

Ìý

Depression

ÌýÌýÌý

&±ô³Ù; 0.001

No

14,374 (95.9%)

1699 (98.2%)

16,073 (96.2%)

Ìý

Yes

610 (4.1%)

32 (1.8%)

642 (3.8%)

Ìý

Anxiety

ÌýÌýÌý

0.004

No

14,634 (97.7%)

1709 (98.7%)

16,343 (97.8%)

Ìý

Yes

350 (2.3%)

22 (1.3%)

372 (2.2%)

Ìý
  1. Note MHL: mental health literacy