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Table 2 Demographic characteristics

From: Characterizing individuals accessing mental health services in the UAE: a focus on youth living in Dubai

Variable

Nā€‰=ā€‰99

Ā 

Mean (SD)

Age (years)

15.3 (1.7)

Ā 

Frequency (%)

95ā€‰% C.I.

Sex

Male

Female

42 (42.4ā€‰%)

57 (57.6ā€‰%)

32.3ā€“52.5

47.5ā€“67.7

Nationality

Emirati

Middle Eastern

Asian

African

European

North American

Australian

47 (47.5ā€‰%)

22 (22.2ā€‰%)

13 (13.1ā€‰%)

10 (10.1ā€‰%)

3 (3ā€‰%)

3 (3ā€‰%)

1 (1ā€‰%)

42.5ā€“52.5

28.6ā€“56.1

6.4ā€“19.8

4ā€“16.2

0ā€“7.1

0ā€“7.1

0ā€“3.0

Diagnosis

Anxiety disorders, obsessive compulsive disorder, trauma and stress related disorders

Bipolar and related disorders

Depressive disorders

Schizophrenia spectrum and other psychotic disorders

21 (21.2ā€‰%)

23 (23.2ā€‰%)

42 (42.4ā€‰%)

13 (13.1ā€‰%)

13.1ā€“29.3

16.2ā€“31.3

32.3ā€“52.5

7.1ā€“20.2