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Table 1 Sample description

From: Sense of coherence and associated factors among university students in China: cross-sectional evidence

Variables

Categories

Number (%)

Gender

Male

948 (52.1)

Female

873 (47.9)

Father’s education

High

810 (45.8)

Low

958 (54.2)

Having religious beliefs

No

1521 (83.7)

Yes

297 (16.3)

Income sufficiency

Sufficient

1466 (81.2)

Insufficient

339 (18.8)

Only-child

Yes

1092 (60.0)

No

727 (40.0)

Birth place

Countryside

596 (32.8)

Small city

623 (34.3)

Large citya

598 (32.9)

Subjective health

Good

1648 (89.2)

Poor

200 (10.8)

Health awareness

High

1232 (67.2)

Low

601 (32.8)

Nutrition importance

Importance

1616 (89.3)

Unimportance

193 (10.7)

Physical activity

< 1 a week

510 (28.5)

1–2 a week

872 (48.8)

≥ 3 a week

406 (22.7)

Weight satisfaction

Satisfied

860 (47.4)

Dissatisfied

955 (52.6)

Good grade importance

Important

1686 (92.8)

Unimportant

130 (7.2)

Performance compared with peers

Better

640 (35.3)

The same

691 (38.1)

Worse

482 (26.6)

Having a partner

Yes

567 (31.4)

No

1240 (68.6)

Social support

Satisfied

1336 (73.0)

Dissatisfied

494 (27.0)

Relation with parents

Good

1652 (89.5)

Poor

194 (10.5)

Relation with fellow students

Good

1628 (88.1)

Poor

219 (11.9)

Relation with friends

Good

1676 (90.6)

Poor

174 (9.4)

Isolation at university

No

1531 (83.1)

Yes

312 (16.9)

Political situation

Satisfied

1031 (56.1)

Dissatisfied

808 (43.9)

Sense of coherence scale score

Weak (≤ 42)

953 (52.6)

Strong (> 42)

859 (47.4)

 

Mean (SD)

Age

20.8 (2.2)

BMI

20.5 (2.7)

Perceived stress scale score

24.7 (7.7)

  1. aCities higher than county level