Table 2. Health status and life-choices of medical students at baseline.
| Characteristics | Total | Group 1 | Group 2 | Group 3 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 173 (100.0%) | 61 (35.3%) | 37 (21.4%) | 75 (43.4%) | |
| Self-rated health, n (%)D | |||||
| Very good | 81 (46.8%) | 32 (52.5%) | 12 (32.4%) | 37 (49.3%) | 0.168 |
| Good | 68 (39.3%) | 25 (41.0%) | 20 (54.1%) | 23 (30.7%) | |
| Average | 22 (12.7%) | 3 (4.9%) | 5 (13.5%) | 14 (18.7%) | |
| Bad | 1 (0.6%) | 1 (1.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | |
| Very bad | 1 (0.6%) | 0 (0.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (1.3%) | |
| Mental health, good (PHQ-8 < 10), n (%)A | 148 (85.5%) | 55 (90.2%) | 31 (83.8%) | 62 (82.7%) | 0.439 |
| Body mass measuresB | |||||
| BMI (kg/m2) (mean ± SD) | 21.62 ± 2.75 | 21.40 ± 2.37 | 21.86 ± 2.70 | 21.67 ± 3.06 | 0.710 |
| Waist circumference—male (cm) (mean 95% CI)B | 80.5 [78.1–82.9] | 80.2 [78.8–88.0] | 79.1 [74.2–86.0] | 79.1 [75.8–82.4] | 0.333 |
| Waist circumference—female (cm) (mean 95% CI)B | 72.0 [70.46–73.4] | 73.9 [71.4–76.4] | 71.3 [68.0–74.6] | 70.5 [68.7–72.4] | 0.100 |
| Smoking, n (%)A | 27 (15.6%) | 10 (16.4%) | 7 (18.9%) | 10 (13.3%) | 0.729 |
| Marijuana use in last 12 months, n (%)C | 9 (5.2%) | 2 (3.3%) | 1 (2.7%) | 6 (8.0%) | 0.447 |
| Binge drinking in last 12 months, n (%)A | 87 (50.3%) | 30 (49.2%) | 17 (45.9%) | 40 (53.3%) | 0.746 |
| Consumption of fresh fruits daily, n (%)A | 60 (34.7%) | 21 (34.4%) | 12 (32.4%) | 27 (36.0%) | 0.936 |
| Consumption of vegetables daily (%)A | 61 (35.3%) | 23 (37.7%) | 14 (37.8%) | 24 (32.0%) | 0.785 |
Note:
Data are presented as n (%) or means ± standard deviation or means (95CI intervals); 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.