Table 3 Odds Ratios (OR) with 95%-confidence interval (95%-CI) for associations of relevant variables with a strong sense of coherence (SOC)

Gender

Male

1.08

0.87–1.36

1.05

0.81–1.37

Female (Ref.^c)

Income sufficiency

Sufficient

1.32

0.98–1.78

1.13

0.80–1.60

Insufficient (Ref.)

Only-child

Yes

1.01

0.81–1.27

0.96

0.73–1.26

No (Ref.)

Subjective health

Good

1.94**

1.30–2.89

1.72*

1.07–2.76

Poor (Ref.)

Health awareness

High

1.52**

1.18–1.94

1.40*

1.05–1.87

Low (Ref.)

Nutrition importance

Important

2.04**

1.34–3.08

1.67*

1.04–2.69

Unimportant (Ref.)

Weight satisfaction

Satisfied

Dissatisfied (Ref.)

1.02

0.82–1.28

0.93

0.71–1.21

Physical activity

< 1 a week (Ref.)

1–2 a week

1.32*

1.01–1.73

1.14

0.83–1.57

≥ 3 a week

1.61**

1.17–2.21

1.13

0.77–1.66

Performance compared with peers

Better

2.23***

1.66–3.01

1.64**

1.15–2.34

The same

1.97***

1.48–2.62

1.62**

1.16–2.26

Worse (Ref.)

Social support satisfaction

Satisfied

3.20***

2.44–4.21

2.56***

1.87–3.50

Dissatisfied (Ref.)

Relation with parents

Good

1.32

0.86–2.03

1.10

0.68–1.79

Poor (Ref.)

Relation with fellow students

Good

1.72*

1.05–2.83

1.17

0.67–2.07

Poor (Ref.)

Relation with friends

Good

1.17

0.69–2.03

1.04

0.56–1.91

Poor (Ref.)

Isolation at university

No

2.54***

1.76–3.69

1.60*

1.04–2.47

Yes (Ref.)

Political situation

Satisfied

2.25***

1.80–2.82

2.05***

1.57–2.67

Dissatisfied (Ref.)

Age increase per year

0.99

0.94–1.05

0.85

0.89–1.02

PSS score increase per point

-

-

0.81***

0.79–0.83