Table 3.
Comparison of the health status of female public health students and their peers
| Public health students (19-25 years females) | National health interview survey 2003 (19-25 years females) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perceived health is very good or good | 68% | 77% | 0.079 | |
| Can do much/very much for their health | 97% | 88% | 0.005 | |
| BMI (mean) | 21.17 | 21.89 | 0.078 | |
| Above the threshold on GHQ | 19.83% | 12.20% | 0.044 | |
| Severely lack of social support | 12.71% | 12.29% | 0.907 | |
| Nutrition | Breakfast every day | 48% | 61% | 0.013 |
| Daily fruit & vegetable consumption | 55% | 56% | 0.906 | |
| Smoking | Non-smokers | 46% | 51% | 0.373 |
| Daily smokers | 27% | 31% | 0.402 | |
| Alcohol consumption | 75% | 44% | <0.001 | |
Comparison of some health measures and health behaviour of female public health students and females of the same age group (19-25 years) of the Hungarian National Health Interview Survey 2003. Indicators significantly worse in public health students are highlighted in bold; indicators significantly better in public health students are highlighted in italic.