Table 1.
Characteristics of university students in the autumn and spring cohorts of the Healthy Campus Trial
| Characteristics | Total n = 1626 | Autumn n = 522 | Spring n = 1104 | χ2 (p-value) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean (range), years | 21.5 (18–39) | 21.4 (18–35) | 21.6 (18–39) | |
| Sex, n (%) | ||||
| Male | 693 (42.6) | 217 (41.6) | 476 (43.1) | 0.29 (0.59) |
| Female | 933 (57.4) | 305 (58.4) | 628 (56.9) | |
| Academic level, n (%) | ||||
| Undergraduate | 1,250 (76.9) | 416 (79.7) | 834 (75.5) | 4.53 (0.10) |
| Master | 291 (17.9) | 86 (16.5) | 205 (18.6) | |
| Doctorate | 85 (5.2) | 20 (3.8) | 65 (5.9) | |
| Living status, n (%) | ||||
| Living with family | 624 (38.4) | 204 (39.1) | 420 (38.0) | 2.66 (0.45) |
| Living alone | 902 (55.5) | 284 (54.4) | 618 (56.0) | |
| Living in a dormitory | 70 (4.3) | 27 (5.2) | 43 (3.9) | |
| Others | 30 (1.8) | 7 (1.3) | 23 (2.1) | |
| Part-time employment, n (%) | ||||
| None | 365 (22.4) | 110 (21.1) | 255 (23.1) | 2.30 (0.68) |
| A few times/year | 148 (9.1) | 54 (10.3) | 94 (8.5) | |
| One to three times/month | 330 (20.3) | 102 (19.5) | 228 (20.7) | |
| Two to three times/week | 656 (40.3) | 214 (41.0) | 442 (40.0) | |
| More than four times/week | 127 (7.8) | 42 (8.0) | 85 (7.7) | |
| Breakfast, n (%) | ||||
| Rarely | 171 (10.5) | 45 (8.6) | 126 (11.4) | 5.32 (0.07) |
| Sometimes | 581 (35.7) | 177 (33.9) | 404 (36.6) | |
| Daily | 874 (53.8) | 300 (57.5) | 574 (52.0) | |
| Exercise, n (%) | ||||
| Rarely | 612 (37.6) | 202 (38.7) | 410 (37.1) | 1.42 (0.49) |
| Sometimes | 824 (50.7) | 266 (51.0) | 558 (50.5) | |
| Daily | 190 (11.7) | 54 (10.3) | 136 (12.3) | |
| Drinking, n (%) | ||||
| None | 961 (59.1) | 323 (61.9) | 638 (57.8) | 6.28 (0.04) |
| Less than two units/day | 640 (39.4) | 196 (37.5) | 444 (40.2) | |
| Two or more units/day | 25 (1.5) | 3 (0.6) | 22 (2.0) | |
| Smoking, n (%) | ||||
| None | 1532 (94.2) | 492 (94.3) | 1,040 (94.2) | 0.48 (0.92) |
| 10 cigarettes/day | 47 (2.9) | 15 (2.9) | 32 (2.9) | |
| 20 cigarettes/day | 46 (2.8) | 15 (2.9) | 31 (2.8) | |
| 30 or more cigarettes/day | 1 (0.1) | 0 | 1 0.1) | |
| Mental illness treatment, n (%) | ||||
| None | 1442 (88.7) | 456 (87.4) | 986 (89.3) | 4.04 (0.13) |
| Follow-up | 13 (0.8) | 2 (0.4) | 11 (1.0) | |
| Past history | 171 (10.5) | 64 (12.3) | 107 (9.7) | |