Table 1.
Variable | University of Chester (n = 866) | University of Southern Denmark (n = 548) | p value* | ||
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n | % | n | % | ||
Gender | <0.001 | ||||
Female | 626 | 76.7 | 267 | 48.7 | |
Male | 239 | 23.3 | 281 | 51.3 | |
Age (year) | <0.001 | ||||
<20 | 241 | 27.8 | 29 | 5.3 | |
20–24 | 243 | 28.1 | 400 | 73.0 | |
25–29 | 78 | 9.0 | 70 | 12.8 | |
≥30 | 304 | 35.1 | 49 | 8.9 | |
Perceived stress | |||||
Studies in general | 408 | 49.0 | 245 | 45.5 | 0.201 |
Housing | 93 | 11.2 | 54 | 9.9 | 0.463 |
Financial situation | 354 | 42.8 | 181 | 33.2 | <0.001 |
Workload in addition to studying | 415 | 49.2 | 80 | 15.0 | <0.001 |
Nutrition score | |||||
High calorie diet score1 | <0.001 | ||||
Low (1st tertile) | 354 | 45.6 | 92 | 17.0 | |
Medium (2nd tertile) | 243 | 31.3 | 233 | 42.9 | |
High (3rd tertile) | 180 | 23.2 | 217 | 40.1 | |
Healthy diet score2 | <0.001 | ||||
Low (1st tertile) | 236 | 30.3 | 278 | 51.1 | |
Medium (2nd tertile) | 213 | 27.3 | 136 | 25.0 | |
High (3rd tertile) | 331 | 42.4 | 130 | 23.9 | |
Quality of life | 0.007 | ||||
Low | 55 | 6.5 | 52 | 9.9 | |
Medium | 243 | 28.9 | 119 | 22.7 | |
High | 542 | 64.5 | 354 | 67.4 | |
Social support | 0.587 | ||||
Low (<3 persons) | 284 | 33.7 | 174 | 32.3 | |
High (≥3 persons) | 559 | 66.3 | 365 | 67.7 | |
Satisfaction with social support | <0.001 | ||||
Low | 75 | 8.9 | 31 | 5.7 | |
Medium | 473 | 56.4 | 214 | 39.6 | |
High | 290 | 34.6 | 295 | 54.6 |
χ2-test to compare the two study sites;
Low vitamins and minerals, high fat, high calorie;
High vitamins and minerals, high fiber, low fat, low calorie.