Table 1. Characteristics of study participants at baseline.
| Characteristics | Total | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 173 (100.0%) | 61 (35.3%) | 37 (21.4%) | 75 (43.4%) | – |
| GenderA | |||||
| Male, n (%) / | 51 (29.5%) / | 14 (23.0%) / | 14 (37.8%) / | 23 (30.7%) / | 0.280 |
| Female, n (%) | 122 (70.5%) | 47 (77.0%) | 23 (62.2%) | 52 (69.3%) | |
| Age, years (SD)B | 20.34 ± 0.57 | 20.28±0.52 | 20.46 ± 0.69 | 20.33 ± 0.55 | 0.319 |
| Academic achievement, average mark (SD)B | 8.70 ± 0.80 | 8.80 ± 0.79 | 8.60 ± 0.71 | 8.66 ± 0.84 | 0.402 |
| Type of transportation to the facultyC | |||||
| Walk | 30 (17.3%) | 10 (16.4%) | 9 (24.3%) | 11 (14.7%) | 0.725 |
| Bicycle | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Car | 2 (1.2%) | 1 (1.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.3%) | |
| Public transport | 141 (81.5%) | 50 (82.0%) | 28 (75.7%) | 63 (84.0%) | |
| Time to get to the faculty, median (IQR)D | 25 (15) | 30 (13) | 20 (15) | 30 (15) | 0.103 |
| Household income per capitaD | |||||
| Less than 300€ | 52 (30.1%) | 18 (29.5%) | 14 (37.8%) | 20 (26.7%) | 0.677 |
| 300–400€ | 55 (31.8%) | 21 (34.4%) | 8 (21.6%) | 26 (34.7%) | |
| 400–500€ | 28 (16.2%) | 10 (16.4%) | 8 (21.6%) | 10 (13.3%) | |
| 500–600€ | 17 (9.8%) | 4 (6.6%) | 5 (13.5%) | 8 (10.7%) | |
| >600€ | 21 (12.1%) | 8 (13.1%) | 2 (5.4%) | 11 (14.7%) |
Note:
Data are presented as n (%), means ± standard deviation or median (IQR); not significant (NS) between groups for all parameters. A: Tested by Chi-Square test; B: Tested by One-Way ANOVA; C: Tested by Fisher’s Exact test; D: Tested by Kruskal-Wallis test.