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Table 3 Risk factors associated with stress per quartile (N = 1876) 2009-2011

From: Prevalence and association of perceived stress, substance use and behavioral addictions: a cross-sectional study among university students in France, 2009–2011

 

PSS score quartiles

Ptrend

 

Q1 [0–09]

Q2 [10-15]

Q3 [16-20]

Q4 [>20]

 

Sex Ratio

1.10

0.67

0.45

0.19

<10-3

Curriculum

     

Technologist %

21.4

34.4

26.8

17.3

0.02

Business %

22.8

31.9

25.2

29.3

 

University %

18.2

21.4

31.8

28.6

 

Engineering %

18.4

27.4

26.6

27.5

 

Paramedic %

17.0

30.9

26.3

25.8

 

Medicine and pharmacy %

26.9

24.6

21.5

26.9

 

Other schools %

20.7

22.4

27.6

29.3

 

Study grant holder %

26.2

27.4

24.9

30.9

0.25

Practice of sport %

72.6

63.3

63.3

44.2

<10-3

Regular smoker (≥1cigarette per day) %

20.8

21.3

29.3

27.6

0.007

Regular alcohol user %

26.5

24.8

19.1]

16.8

0.002

Binge drinking %

20.2

21.1

16.1

13.6

0.01

Alcohol abuse problems (Positive ADOSPA test) %

17.3

27.3

18.2

13.4

0.07

Drunkenness >10 per year %

21.6

22.5

25.8

17.5

0.01

Risk of eating disorders (positive Scoff) %

8.1

14.8

22.3

43.7

<10-3

Risk of cyber addiction (Orman test) %

17.8

24.51

28.6

36.2

<10-3