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. 2019 Apr 4;16(7):1209. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16071209

Table 1.

General characteristics of the study population and differences by gender. UniHcos project 2016.

Men Women
(n = 1025) (n = 2692)
n % n % p-Value
Family support 0.123
Normal 732 71.41 1993 74.03
Slightly dysfunctional 222 21.66 503 18.68
Severely dysfunctional 71 6.93 196 7.28
Employment status 0.090
Only studying 739 72.10 1935 71.88
Studying and looking for work 211 20.59 606 22.51
Studying and currently working 75 7.32 151 5.61
University 0.370
University of Alicante 46 4.49 136 5.05
University of Cantabria 23 2.24 54 2.01
University of Granada 365 35.61 958 35.59
University of Huelva 41 4.00 141 5.24
University of Jaén 53 5.17 161 5.98
University of León 120 11.71 355 13.19
University of Salamanca 179 17.46 406 15.08
University of Valladolid 47 4.59 117 4.35
University of Vigo 151 14.73 364 13.52
First choice when selecting a degree 0.113
Yes 816 79.61 2078 77.19
No 209 20.39 614 22.81
Sexual orientation <0.001
Heterosexual 891 86.93 2491 92.53
Homosexual 85 8.29 65 2.41
Bisexual 49 4.78 136 5.05
Place of residence <0.001
Same town 314 30.63 688 25.56
Same province 309 30.15 926 34.40
Same autonomous community (CA) 261 25.46 604 22.44
Other CA or country 141 13.76 474 17.61
Residence 0.211
Family household 496 48.39 1216 45.17
Student residence hall 118 11.51 333 12.37
Rented apartment 411 40.10 1143 42.46
People the student lives with 0.014
Parents 494 48.20 1225 45.51
Roommates 417 40.68 1209 44.91
Significant other 21 2.05 74 2.75
Alone 93 9.07 184 6.84
Self-perceived health status <0.001
Good 872 85.07 2084 77.41
Poor 153 14.93 608 22.59
Mean age (SD) 19 (2) 19 (2) 0.072

Note: p-value: chi square test for categorical variables and Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables. SD: standard deviation.