Table 1.
General characteristics of the sample.
| Variable | Characteristic | All Students N = 1300 | Males N = 439 | Females N = 861 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stressors | |||||
| Burdens (exams) | Less burdened | 573 (44.1) | 243 (55.4) | 330 (38.3) | <0.001 |
| Strongly/Very strongly | 727 (55.9) | 196 (44.6) | 531 (61.7) | ||
| Burdens (overall) | Less burdened | 972 (74.8) | 338 (77.0) | 634 (73.6) | 0.187 |
| Strongly/Very strongly | 328 (25.2) | 101 (23.0) | 227 (26.4) | ||
| Socio-demographic | |||||
| Age (years) | <20 | 360 (27.7) | 109 (24.8) | 251 (29.2) | |
| 20–24 | 848 (65.2) | 288 (65.6) | 560 (65.0) | 0.020 | |
| ≥25 | 92 (7.1) | 42 (9.6) | 50 (5.8) | ||
| Marital status | Married | 45 (3.5) | 5 (1.1) | 40 (4.6) | 0.001 |
| Single | 1255 (96.5) | 434 (98.9) | 821 (95.4) | ||
| Year of study | 1st | 431 (33.2) | 187 (42.6) | 244 (28.3) | <0.001 |
| 2nd | 356 (27.4) | 86 (19.6) | 270 (31.4) | ||
| 3rd | 319 (24.5) | 82 (18.7) | 237 (27.5) | ||
| ≥4th | 194 (14.9) | 84 (19.1) | 110 (12.8) | ||
| Living with parent | Yes | 1062 (81.7) | 322 (73.3) | 121 (14.1) | |
| No | 238 (18.3) | 117 (26.7) | 740 (85.9) | <0.001 | |
| Income sufficiency | Always/Mostly sufficient | 948 (72.9) | 285 (64.9) | 663 (77.0) | <0.001 |
| Mostly/Always insufficient | 352 (27.1) | 154 (35.1) | 198 (23.9) | ||
| Health behaviours/Lifestyle | |||||
| Smoking | Daily | 63 (4.8) | 63 (14.4) | 0 | |
| Occasional | 49 (3.8) | 43 (9.8) | 6 (0.7) | <0.001 | |
| Never | 1188 (91.4) | 333 (75.9) | 855 (99.3) | ||
| Illicit drug/s (ever use) | No | 1279 (98.4) | 419 (95.4) | 860 (99.9) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 21 (1.6) | 20 (4.6) | 1 (0.1) | ||
| Alcohol consumption | Never | 1256 (96.6) | 404 (92.0) | 852 (99.0) | |
| Occasional | 40 (3.1) | 31 (7.1) | 9 (1.0) | <0.001 | |
| Every day | 4 (0.3) | 4 (0.9) | - | ||
| Subjective health | Excellent/Very good | 690 (53.1) | 228 (51.9) | 462 (53.7) | |
| Good | 424 (32.6) | 149 (33.9) | 275 (31.9) | 0.765 | |
| Fair/Poor | 186 (14.3) | 62 (14.1) | 124 (14.4) | ||
| Health awareness | Very much/To some extent | 1043 (80.2) | 364 (82.9) | 679 (78.9) | 0.083 |
| Not much/Not at all | 257 (19.8) | 75 (17.1) | 182 (21.2) | ||
| BMI (reported) * | Underweight | 86 (8.2) | 24 (6.1) | 62 (9.4) | |
| Normal weight | 667(63.5) | 228 (58.0) | 439 (66.8) | <0.001 | |
| Overweight | 236 (22.5) | 106 (27.0) | 130 (19.8) | ||
| Obese | 61 (5.8) | 35 (8.9) | 26 (4.0) | ||
| Others | |||||
| Importance of religion | Somewhat/Strongly disagree | 22 (1.7) | 12 (2.8) | 10 (1.2) | 0.035 |
| (religiosity) | Strongly/Somewhat agree | 1269 (98.3) | 420 (97.2) | 849 (98.8) | |
| Quality of life | Very badly/Badly | 116 (8.9) | 45 (10.3) | 71 (8.5) | 0.439 |
| Intermediate | 416 (32.0) | 142 (32.3) | 274 (31.8) | ||
| Quite well/Very well | 768 (59.1) | 252 (57.4) | 516 (59.9) | ||
| Total | 1300 (100) | 439 (100) | 861 (100) | ||
* Calculated based on self-reported height and weight according to WHO guidelines—underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m2), normal weight (BMI of 18.5–24.9 kg/m2), overweight (BMI of 25.0–29.9 kg/m2), or obese (BMI ≥ 30.0 kg/m2) [32].