Table 1.
Demographical and clinical characteristics among the students in the SHoT-2018 study.
| Women |
Men |
Total |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | (%) | N | (%) | N | (%) | |
| Demographic characteristics | ||||||
| Age group | ||||||
| 18–20 years | 6490 | (19.1) | 2287 | (15.2) | 8811 | (17.9) |
| 21–22 years | 10,980 | (32.3) | 4402 | (29.2) | 15,434 | (31.3) |
| 23–25 years | 10,607 | (31.2) | 5212 | (34.6) | 15,871 | (32.2) |
| 26–28 years | 3658 | (10.8) | 2009 | (13.3) | 5696 | (11.6) |
| 29–35 years | 2240 | (6.6) | 1166 | (7.7) | 3421 | (6.9) |
| Relationship status | ||||||
| Single | 16,194 | (47.2) | 8585 | (56.0) | 24,890 | (49.9) |
| Romantic partner, but lives alone | 8251 | (24.0) | 3575 | (23.3) | 11,863 | (23.8) |
| Cohabitant | 8630 | (25.1) | 2713 | (17.7) | 11,380 | (22.8) |
| Married/registered partner | 1255 | (3.7) | 454 | (3.0) | 1713 | (3.4) |
| Has children | ||||||
| Yes | 1943 | (5.7) | 509 | (3.3) | 2463 | (4.9) |
| No | 32,339 | (94.3) | 14,792 | (96.7) | 47,307 | (95.1) |
| Immigrant status | ||||||
| Yes | 5180 | (15.0) | 2555 | (16.6) | 7778 | (15.5) |
| No | 29,158 | (84.7) | 12,791 | (83.1) | 42,095 | (84.1) |
| Variables related to socioeconomic status | ||||||
| Financial difficulties | ||||||
| Never/seldom | 23,311 | (68.0) | 11,599 | (75.7) | 35,035 | (70.3) |
| Sometimes | 8063 | (23.5) | 2762 | (18.0) | 10,868 | (21.8) |
| Often | 2919 | (8.5) | 967 | (6.3) | 3910 | (7.8) |
| Study programme | ||||||
| One year | 1982 | (5.8) | 776 | (5.1) | 2773 | (5.6) |
| Lower grade | 21,011 | (61.3) | 8922 | (58.3) | 30,064 | (60.4) |
| Higher grade | 10,786 | (31.5) | 5438 | (35.5) | 16,268 | (32.7) |
| Other | 508 | (1.5) | 166 | (1.1) | 680 | (1.4) |
| Physical exercise (days/week) | ||||||
| 0 or <1 days | 5334 | (15.6) | 2984 | (19.5) | 8363 | (16.8) |
| 1–3 days | 21,297 | (62.2) | 8227 | (53.9) | 29,631 | (59.6) |
| ≥4 days | 7635 | (22.3) | 4059 | (26.6) | 11,735 | (23.6) |
| Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test classification | ||||||
| Normal | 14,210 | (41.3) | 7331 | (47.7) | 21.756 | (43.6) |
| Hazardous | 20,164 | (58.7) | 8023 | (52.3) | 28,187 | (56.4) |
| Psychological distress | ||||||
| Hopkins Symptom Checklist (>2 points) | 10,598 | (30.8) | 2268 | (14.8) | 12,951 | (25.9) |
| Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | Mean | (SD) | |
| Hopkins Symptom Checklist total score, mean (SD) | 1.81 | (0.55) | 1.52 | (0.47) | 1.72 | (0.55) |
SD, standard deviation.