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Table 2 Characteristics of Participating Students in the Survey (n = 5100)a

From: Association between lifestyle factors and suboptimal health status among Chinese college freshmen: a cross-sectional study

Participant Characteristics

n (%) or mean ± SD

Age in Years

21.7 ± 3.6

Age Group (years)

 15–19

2261 (44.3)

 20–24

2164 (42.4)

 25 and above

675 (13.3)

Gender

 Male

1768 (34.7)

 Female

3321 (65.3)

Ethnicity

 Han

4606 (90.9)

 Other

460 (9.1)

Student Type

 Bachelor’s candidates

2253 (44.3)

 Master’s candidates

2361 (46.4)

 Doctoral candidates

475 (9.3)

Area

 Rural

1309 (25.9)

 Urban

3751 (74.1)

Health Status (range from 0–100)

73.13 ± 9.47

 Health

2728 (52.4)

 Suboptimal health

2481 (47.6)

Physiological Health Status (range from 0–100)

78.79 ± 9.69

 Health

4586 (90.7)

 Suboptimal health

468 (9.2)

Psychological Health Status (range from 0–100)

67.57 ± 12.10

 Health

4640 (91.7)

 Suboptimal health

4422 (8.3)

Social Health Status (range from 0–100)

71.25 ± 12.49

 Health

4417 (87.2)

 Suboptimal health

646 (12.8)

Sleep Quality Index (range from 0 to 12)

9.75 ± 1.49

Physical Activity (range from 0 to 12)

5.16 ± 1.92

Usage of Electronic Devices (range from 0 to 11)

6.59 ± 1.86

Nutrition Status (range from 0–27)

17.96 ± 3.16

Usage of Tobacco

 No

4895 (96.0)

 Yes

201 (4.0)

Usage of Alcohol

 No

2820 (55.3)

 Yes

2276 (44.7)

Losing Weight

 No

2425 (47.7)

 Yes

2663 (52.3)

  1. aTotal may not add up to 5100 due to missing data