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Table 1 Distributions of independent predictors [11]

From: Investigating the mental health of university students during the COVID-19 pandemic in a UK university: a machine learning approach using feature permutation importance

Question/variable

Choice

N (%)

I. Demographics

 1, Gender

Female

826 (70.4%)

 

Male

340 (29.0%)

 

Others

7 (0.6%)

 2, Ethnic origin

White

788 (67.2%)

 

Non-white

385 (32.8%)

 3, Education level

Undergrads

551(47.0%)

 

Postgrads

622(53.0%)

 4, Relationship

Single

529 (45.1%)

 

Non-single

63 5(54.1%)

 

Others

9 (0.8%)

II. Lifestyle / living situation

 1, During pandemic, have you suffered one or more from any of the following situations: worse personal relations, you or a loved one requiring hospitalisation, worse living conditions, loss of employment by you or your partner, worse financial situation, cancellation of an important event, death of a partner / close relative / friend

One or more adversities

979(86.6%)

 2, How often have you been exercising during the lockdown period?

Very Often/Often

335(30.3%)

 3, How often have you consumed alcohol during the lockdown period?

Always/Often

211(18.0%)

 4, How often have you smoked tobacco during the lockdown period?

Always/Often

141(12.0%)

 5, Has the current COVID-19 outbreak impacted your relationships with your friends/family?

Yes/Maybe

848 (72.3%)

 6, How often have you been communicating with friends /family during the lockdown period?

Always/Often

709(60.4%)

III. Brief mental wellbeing history

 1, Have you ever been referred to, or participated in talking therapies for a mental health issue?

Yes

475 (40.5%)

 2, Have you ever, or are you currently, taking medications for a mental health issue?

Yes, Previously/ Currently

325(27.7%)

 3, Have you attempted to or accessed healthcare services for yourself or families during pandemic?

Yes

401(34.2%)

IV. COVID-19-related questions

 1, During pandemic how often have you practised recommended social distancing guidelines?

Always/Often

1096 (93.4%)

 2, Which of these 3 COVID-19 risk groups do you do you believe you are under?

High/increased risk

175(14.9%)

 3, Are you cohabiting with another person that falls within any of these risk groups?

Yes

353(30.1%)

 4, How likely do you feel you are at risk of contracting COVID-19

Likely/extremely likely

194(16.5%)