Table 2 Associations of happiness with demographic variables and with perceived stress and health behaviours
From: Happiness and health behaviours in Chilean college students: A cross-sectional survey
Variables | Variable categories | % of total sample | Happiness score (mean; SD) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Gender | Female | 46.10 | 5.25; 1.10 | 0.24 |
| Â | Male | 53.90 | 5.21; 1.10 | Â |
   Age | 17-19 | 50.00 | 5.27; 1.10 | 0.02 |
| Â | 20-24 | 50.00 | 5.19; 1.09 | Â |
Nutritional status (WHO) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Body Mass Index (BMI) | Underweight | 3.40 | 5.17; 1.27 | 0.09 |
| Â | Normal weight | 77.60 | 5.25; 1.08 | Â |
| Â | Overweight | 16.90 | 5.22; 1.12 | Â |
| Â | Obese | 2.10 | 4.93; 1.13 | Â |
| Â | No obese | 97.90 | 5,25; 1.10 | 0.02 |
| Â | Obese | 2.10 | 4,93; 1,13 | Â |
   Daily breakfast | No always | 50.50 | 5.15; 1.12 | 0.00 |
| Â | Always | 49.50 | 5.32; 1.07 | Â |
   Daily lunch | No always | 36.00 | 5.04; 1.17 | 0.00 |
| Â | Always | 64.00 | 5.34; 1.04 | Â |
   Daily fruits and vegetables | No always | 44.50 | 5.10; 1.11 | 0.00 |
| Â | Always | 55.50 | 5.34; 1.07 | Â |
Physical activity | No always | 71.00 | 5.17; 1.11 | 0.00 |
| Â | Always | 29.00 | 5.39; 1.06 | Â |
Stress | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Ordinary circumstances | No stressed | 37.80 | 5.42; 1.04 | 0.00 |
| Â | Stressed | 62.20 | 5.11; 1.12 | Â |
   Exam/test periods | No stressed | 33.20 | 5.44; 1.01 | 0.00 |
| Â | Stressed | 66.80 | 5.13; 1.12 | Â |
Drug use | Â | Â | Â | Â |
   Tobacco | No | 55.30 | 5.22; 1.08 | 0.46 |
| Â | Yes | 44.70 | 5.25; 1.10 | Â |
   Alcohol | No | 16.80 | 5.21; 1.12 | 0.63 |
| Â | Yes | 83.20 | 5.24; 1.09 | Â |
   Prescriptive tranquillizers | No | 89.80 | 5.27; 1.07 | 0.00 |
| Â | Yes | 10.20 | 4.90; 1.21 | Â |
   Modafinil (i.e., Mentix) | No | 95.30 | 5.24; 1.09 | 0.32 |
| Â | Yes | 4.70 | 5.15; 1.13 | Â |
   Inhalants | No | 98.70 | 5.23; 1.09 | 0.55 |
| Â | Yes | 1.30 | 5.33; 1.04 | Â |
   Marihuana | No | 75.40 | 5.21; 1.10 | 0.04 |
| Â | Yes | 24.60 | 5.30; 1.06 | Â |
   Cocaine | No | 98.20 | 5.23; 1.09 | 0.93 |
| Â | Yes | 1.80 | 5.25; 1.13 | Â |
   Unprescriptive tranquilizers | No | 96.00 | 5.25; 1.08 | 0.00 |
| Â | Yes | 4.00 | 4.88; 1.30 | Â |
   Unprescriptive analgesics | No | 93.50 | 5.25; 1.08 | 0.01 |
| Â | Yes | 6.50 | 5.06; 1.20 | Â |
   Unprescriptive amphetamines | No | 98.40 | 5.24; 1.09 | 0.05 |
| Â | Yes | 1.60 | 4.95; 1.18 | Â |
   Other drugs < 1% (heroine, hallucinogens, ecstasy) | No | 98.50 | 5.23; 1.09 | 0.12 |
| Â | Yes | 1.50 | 5.47; 1.06 | Â |
   Number of "illegal" drugs (range = 1-11) | 0 | 65.90 | 5.25; 1.09 | 0.76 |
| Â | 1 | 26.00 | 5.23; 1.08 | Â |
| Â | 2 | 6.00 | 5.18; 1.17 | Â |
| Â | 3 | 2.10 | 5.14; 1.15 | Â |