Table 7.
The prevalence of the categories of depressive, anxiety, and stress symptoms according to the DASS-21 and GSLTPAQ. Groups are divided by gender (N = 823).
| DASS-21 | Males, n (%) | Females, n (%) | All Students, n (%) | t | p-Value * | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depression | Normal | 92 (60.1) | 313 (46.7) | 405 (49.2) | −3.01 | 0.003 |
| Mild | 13 (8.5) | 80 (11.9) | 93 (11.3) | |||
| Moderate | 27 (17.6) | 124 (18.5) | 151 (18.3) | |||
| Severe | 11 (7.2) | 71 (10.6) | 82 (10) | |||
| Extremely severe | 10 (6.5) | 82 (12.2) | 92 (11.2) | |||
| Anxiety | Normal | 105 (68.6) | 299 (44.6) | 404 (49.1) | −5.32 | 0.001 |
| Mild | 16 (10.5) | 98 (14.6) | 114 (13.9) | |||
| Moderate | 11 (7.2) | 62 (9.3) | 73 (8.9) | |||
| Severe | 7 (4.6) | 55 (8.2) | 62 (7.5) | |||
| Extremely severe | 14 (9.2) | 156 (23.3) | 170 (20.7) | |||
| Stress | Normal | 104 (68) | 308 (46) | 412 (50.1) | −4.87 | <0.001 |
| Mild | 15 (9.8) | 83 (12.4) | 98 (11.9) | |||
| Moderate | 10 (6.5) | 93 (13.9) | 103 (12.5) | |||
| Severe | 19 (12.4) | 101 (15.1) | 120 (14.6) | |||
| Extremely severe | 5 (3.3) | 85 (12.7) | 90 (10.9) | |||
| PA ** | Active | 82 (53.6) | 254 (37.9) | 336 (40.8) | 4.47 | <0.001 |
| Insufficiently active | 71 (46.4) | 416 (62.1) | 487 (59.2) | |||
* t-test with 821 degrees of freedom; ** PA—physical activity assessed by the GSLTPAQ. The bold are statistically significant values.