Table 1.
Characteristics of freshmen and quality of life (QOL) scores of different groups.
| Characteristics | n (%) | QOL score | t | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Site | Wuhan | 2,193 (43.6) | 63.26 ± 12.14 | ||
| Fuzhou | 2,840 (56.4) | 62.95 ± 12.41 | 0.891 | 0.373 | |
| Sex | Male | 2,311 (45.9) | 63.01 ± 13.80 | ||
| Female | 2,722 (54.1) | 63.15 ± 10.85 | 0.415 | 0.678 | |
| Age (years) | <18 | 260 (5.2) | 62.96 ± 11.95 | ||
| ≥18 | 4,773 (94.8) | 63.09 ± 12.31 | 0.163 | 0.870 | |
| The only child | Yes | 1,708 (33.9) | 64.08 ± 12.93 | ||
| No | 3,325 (66.1) | 62.58 ± 11.93 | 3.995 | <0.001 | |
| Ethnic group | Han | 4,698 (93.3) | 63.17 ± 12.37 | ||
| Minorities | 335 (6.7) | 61.92 ± 11.07 | 1.804 | 0.071 | |
| Academic major | Liberal arts | 1,604 (31.9) | 62.46 ± 12.76 | ||
| Science | 3,429 (68.1) | 63.38 ± 12.06 | 2.479 | 0.013 | |
| Marital status of parents | Married | 4,019 (79.9) | 63.49 ± 12.26 | ||
| Others* | 1,014 (20.1) | 61.47 ± 12.32 | 4.686 | <0.001 | |
| Childhood left-behind experience | Yes | 1,471 (29.2) | 60.13 ± 13.08 | ||
| No | 3,562 (70.8) | 64.31 ± 11.74 | 10.611 | <0.001 | |
| Place of origin | Urban | 2,004 (39.8) | 64.22 ± 13.19 | ||
| Rural | 3,029 (60.2) | 62.33 ± 11.61 | 5.217 | <0.001 | |
| Two-week morbidity | Yes | 1,294 (25.7) | 58.84 ± 11.47 | ||
| No | 3,739 (74.3) | 64.55 ± 12.23 | 15.175 | <0.001 | |
| Depressive symptoms | Yes | 1,497 (29.7) | 57.04 ± 12.25 | ||
| No | 3,536 (70.3) | 65.65 ± 11.39 | 23.266 | <0.001 | |
| Academic stress | High | 1,417 (28.2) | 59.22 ± 13.31 | ||
| Not high | 3,616 (60.8) | 64.60 ± 11.53 | 13.364 | <0.001 | |
*
Others included never-married, remarried, cohabiting, separated, divorced, and widowed.