Table 2 Frequency distributions and Pearson’s chi-square values of potential mental health condition by gender

Mental health condition (any)

277 (73.7%)

147 (69.7%)

130 (78.8%) ↑

3.97*

0.046

Anxiety

115 (30.6%)

56 (26.5%)

59 (35.8%)

3.71

0.054

ADHD

11 (2.9%)

7 (3.3%)

4 (2.4%)

0.041

0.840^a

Conduct Disorder

50 (13.3%)

31 (14.7%)

19 (11.5%)

0.81

0.368

Autism

11 (2.9%)

9 (4.3%)

2 (1.2%)

3.04

0.081^a

Epilepsy

10 (2.7%)

8 (3.8%)

2 (1.2%)

1.49

0.223^a

Motor Tics

9 (2.4%)

3 (1.4%)

6 (3.6%)

1.11

0.292^a

Depression

136 (36.2%)

56 (26.5%)

80 (48.5%) ↑

19.31***

0.000

PTSD

100 (26.6%)

58 (27.5%)

42 (25.5%)

0.20

0.658

Social Phobia

26 (6.9%)

11 (5.2%)

15 (9.1%)

2.16

0.141

Learning Disability

4 (1.1%)

1 (0.5%)

3 (1.8%)

0.57

0.451^a

Phobias

30 (8.0%)

16 (7.6%)

14 (8.5%)

0.10

0.749