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.