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Table 1 Sample characteristics (n = 2925)

From: Cigarette, waterpipe and e-cigarette use among an international sample of medical students. Cross-sectional multicenter study in Germany and Hungary

Characteristic

Statistic

Age, mean ± SD

22.5 ± 3.3

Gender: female, n (%)

1803 (61.6)

Nationality

 German, n (%)

1289 (44.1)

 Hungarian, n (%)

1055 (36.1)

 Norwegian, n (%)

147 (5.0)

 Multinational group, n (%)

434 (14.8)

Academic year

 First, n (%)

1252 (42.8)

 Third, n (%)

889 (30.4)

 Fifth, n (%)

666 (22.8)

Health status: very good or excellent, n (%)

1935 (66.4)

Financial situation on a scale of five

 1 (no financial problems), n (%)

1227 (42.5)

 2, n (%)

835 (28.9)

 3, n (%)

579 (20.0)

 4, n (%)

174 (6.0)

 5 (everyday financial problems), n (%)

44 (1.5)

Religion

 Roman catholic, n (%)

1002 (34.3)

 Evangelical/Lutheran, n (%)

398 (13.6)

Religiosity: very religious, n (%)

328 (11.2)

  1. SD Standard deviation