[Table/Fig-3]:
Correlation of beverages and tobacco consumption habits with stress, anxiety and depression among three groups of student’s Medical, engineering and arts spearmen correlation co-efficient applied. expressed as correlation r (Significance p): r (p-value); *p<0.05; †p<0.01.
| DASS Variables | Beverages and Tobacco | Medical Students r(p) | Engineering Students r(p) | Arts Students r(p) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stress | tea | 0.253(0.076) | -0.193(0.179) | 0.244(0.088) |
| coffee | -0.065(0.654) | -0.193(0.180) | -0.120(0.408) | |
| colas | 0.144(0.320) | 0.265(0.063) | 0.017(0.909) | |
| cigarettes | 0.176(0.222) | -0.117(0.419) | -0.209(0.145) | |
| alcohol | -0.019(0.897) | 0.222(0.122) | 0.026(0.859) | |
| Depression | tea | 0.224(0.118) | -0.168(0.245) | 0.239(0.095) |
| coffee | -0.147(0.309) | 0.081(0.575) | -0.049(0.734) | |
| colas | 0.052(0.718) | -0.112(0.438) | -0.202(0.159) | |
| cigarettes | 0.219(0.127) | 0.094(0.515) | -0.139(0.335) | |
| alcohol | 0.080(0.579) | 0.051(0.725) | -0.001(0.992) | |
| Anxiety | tea | 0.106(0.464) | -0.123(0.393) | 0.369†(0.008) |
| coffee | -0.024(0.867) | -0.059(0.682) | -0.015(0.916) | |
| colas | 0.076(0.600) | -0.062(0.670) | 0.117(0.418) | |
| cigarettes | 0.246(0.085) | -0.015(0.916) | -0.138(0.340) | |
| alcohol | 0.016(0.914) | 0.031(0.830) | 0.007(0.962) |