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Table 1 Stratified comparison of mental health by gender and age (n = 3552)

From: The effect of physical activity and life events on mental health of college students: the mediating role of psychological vulnerability

Variable

   

Anxiety

 

Depression

n

 

M

SD

F/t

 

M

SD

F/t

Gender

male

1819

 

17.38

8.24

15.689**

 

20.89

10.15

19.578**

female

1733

 

28.77

10.45

 

31.92

13.57

Age

19-20yr

1226

 

23.35

7.37

1.697

 

28.39

9.87

1.357

20-22yr

1380

 

20.57

9.68

 

24.91

9.46

22-23yr

946

 

25.88

8.07

 

29.67

10.49

  1. Note: *: p < 0.05; **: p < 0.01. Same as below