Table 2.
Lifestyle and Quality of Life in University Students, Stratified by Academic Discipline (N = 5443).
| Academic Discipline | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Domain | AEH (n = 440) |
ALS (n = 390) |
HS (n = 1360) |
NES (n = 723) |
SAS (n = 1220) |
ET (n = 1177) |
| Lifestyle (on a 0–100 scale; the higher the score the better) | ||||||
| Nutrition | 50.9 ± 23.7 | 47.2 ± 21.8 | 49.5 ± 23.1 | 50.4 ± 24.8 | 47.9 ± 23.1 | 47.6 ± 22.7 |
| Exercise | 40.7 ± 27.2 | 37.6 ± 26.9 | 42.5 ± 26.9 a | 41.6 ± 27.2 | 41.4 ± 27.4 | 41.0 ± 27.2 |
| Health responsibility | 34.2 ± 19.1 | 33.5 ± 16.7 | 33.4 ± 17.6 | 37.0 ± 20.1 b | 33.3 ± 18.5 | 32.7 ± 17.8 |
| Stress management | 42.5 ± 20.7 | 43.2 ± 18.7 | 42.6 ± 19.5 | 44.0 ± 20.1 | 43.3 ± 19.8 | 42.3 ± 19.4 |
| Interpersonal relationships | 69.4 ± 19.7 | 67.6 ± 19.9 | 69 ± 19.3 | 68.7 ± 19.8 | 69.1 ± 19.3 | 69.7 ± 18.7 |
| Self-actualization | 74.6 ± 18.8 | 72.2 ± 17.7 | 74.6 ± 17.4 | 73.6 ± 18.6 | 74.2 ± 17.8 | 74.4 ± 17.0 |
| Total | 54.4 ± 15.7 | 52.1 ± 14.3 | 54.0 ± 14.3 | 55.0 ± 16.0 | 53.6 ± 15.1 | 53.6 ± 14.3 |
| Quality of Life (on a 0–100 scale; the higher the score the better) | ||||||
| Physical health component | 75.7 ± 15.3 | 74.8 ± 14.8 | 74.8 ± 15.0 | 75.9 ± 15.0 | 76.3 ± 15.3 | 75.6 ± 15.5 |
| Physical functioning | 89.3 ± 19.2 | 88.5 ± 19.5 | 88.8 ± 19.6 | 88.4 ± 19.9 | 89.3 ± 19.2 | 88.6 ± 20.0 |
| Physical role | 75.2 ± 37.6 | 77.1 ± 36.1 | 75.6 ± 37.2 | 79.1 ± 35.8 | 79.4 ± 34.7 | 78.1 ± 36.3 |
| Bodily pain | 83.1 ± 22.7 | 82.1 ± 23.4 | 80.7 ± 24.2 c | 82.3 ± 24.7 | 83.3 ± 23.7 | 83.7 ± 22.6 |
| Vitality | 55.8 ± 23.6 | 55.4 ± 22.4 | 55.4 ± 22.7 | 55.8 ± 24.2 | 56.1 ± 23.0 | 56.9 ± 23.1 |
| Mental health component | 66.4 ± 18.6 | 64.1 ± 17.8 | 64.9 ± 18.0 | 66.2 ± 18.8 | 65.9 ± 17.9 | 66.6 ± 17.9 |
| Social functioning | 78.3 ± 28.6 | 76.2 ± 28.0 | 77.9 ± 27.1 | 77.3 ± 26.7 | 78.4 ± 26.8 | 79.4 ± 26.5 |
| Emotional role | 73.4 ± 40.3 | 71.9 ± 40.9 | 71.8 ± 40.9 | 71.4 ± 41.8 | 72.2 ± 40.3 | 74.5 ± 39.6 |
| Mental health | 65.7 ± 19.2 | 61.8 ± 19.2 d | 63.2 ± 19.7 | 65.7 ± 20.0 | 64.4 ± 19.3 | 64.9 ± 19.6 |
| General health | 55.2 ± 22.1 | 52.6 ± 22.7 | 54.1 ± 22.2 | 55.1 ± 22.8 | 54.6 ± 22.8 | 53.2 ± 22.4 |
| Total | 70.1 ± 15.1 | 68.3 ± 14.8 | 69.0 ± 14.8 | 70.0 ± 15.2 | 70.0 ± 14.8 | 70.2 ± 15.1 |
a HS > ALS, p < 0.02; b NES > HS, SAS, and ET, p < 0.04; c HS < ET and SAS, p < 0.02; d ALS < ET, NES, and AEH, p < 0.05. AEH, Arts, Education, and Humanities; ALS, Agricultural Sciences; HS, Health Sciences; NES, Natural and Exact Sciences; SAS, Social and Administrative Sciences; ET, Engineering and Technology.