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Table 1 Descriptive statistics of the sample characteristics (n = 1049)

From: Prevalence of anxiety and depression among Palestinian university students: a cross-sectional study during COVID-19 pandemic

Variable

Frequency (n)

Percentage (%)

1. Gender

Male

403

38.4

Female

646

61.6

2. Field of study

Human medicine

343

32.7

Health sciences other than human medicine

234

22.3

Scientific non-medical majors

200

19.1

Literary majors

272

25.9

3. Study year

First year

196

18.7

Second year

315

30

Third year

214

20.4

Fourth year

191

18.2

Fifth year

119

11.3

Sixth year

14

1.3

4. Sleeping duration/day

Less than 6 h

266

25.4

6 to 8 h

643

61.3

More than 8 h

140

13.3

5. Smoking

No

744

70.9

Yes

305

29.1

6. Source of food

Homemade food

307

29.3

Restaurants

191

18.2

Homemade food and restaurants

551

52.5

7. Place of residence

Village

511

48.7

City

473

45.1

Camp

65

6.2