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Table 4 Differences in general health, perceived wellbeing and healthy lifestyles on general health, SOC, SHIS, and OBQ respectively

From: Health-promoting factors among students in higher education within health care and social work: a cross-sectional analysis of baseline data in a multicentre longitudinal study

General healthb

Yes, n (%)

No, n (%)

p-value

  Sex (Woman)

660 (89.6)

104 (86.6)

0.354

  Perceived wellbeing (Good)

672 (94.5)

77 (58.3)

 < 0.001

  High-intensity exercise (Physical exercises) > 60–90 min/week

398 (53.1)

23 (24.5)

 < 0.001

  Moderate-intensity physical activity (Everyday physical activities) > 150 min/week

260 (34.7)

29 (30.9)

0.462

  Sedentary > 10 h/day

193 (85.0)

558 (90.3)

0.031

  Sleeping problems

279 (82.1)

468 (93.4)

 < 0.001

  Daily intake of vegetables

487 (64.8)

45 (47.9)

 < 0.001

  Consumption of alcohol

421 (86.4)

330 (92.2)

0.009

  Smoking

102 (81.6)

648 (90.1)

0.005

  Daily snuff

96 (85.0)

649 (89.4)

0.164

SOCa

Yes, Mean (sd)

No, Mean (sd)

p-value

  Sex (Woman)

58.87 (11.84)

61.11 (10.86)

0.071

  General health (Good)

60.20 (11.44)

50.61 (11.13)

 < 0.001

  Perceived wellbeing (Good)

61.31 (10.83)

47.02 (9.12)

 < 0.001

  High-intensity exercise (Physical exercises) > 60–90 min/week

59.89 (11.99)

58.31 (11.53)

0.053

  Moderate-intensity physical activity (Everyday physical activities) > 150 min/week

60.87 (11.99)

58.18 (11.58)

0.002

  Sedentary > 10 h/day

56.53 (11.37)

60.04 (11.79)

 < 0.001

  Sleeping problems

54.21 (11.19)

62.34 (11.03)

 < 0.001

  Daily intake of vegetables

60.30 (11.90)

57.05 (11.29)

 < 0.001

  Consumption of alcohol

58.34 (11.53)

60.11 (12.04)

0.032

  Smoking

56.30 (11.82)

59.63 (11.70)

0.004

  Daily snuff

58.21 (11.10)

59.16 (11.87)

0.429

SHISa

Yes, Mean (sd)

No, Mean (sd)

p-value

  Sex (Woman)

43.83 (9.37)

45.86 (9.10)

0.037

  General health (Good)

44.95 (8.91)

36.54 (9.73)

 < 0.001

  Perceived wellbeing (Good)

45.71 (8.56)

34.91 (8.35)

 < 0.001

  High-intensity exercise (Physical exercises) > 60–90 min/week

44.99 (9.13)

43.09 (9.51)

0.003

  Moderate-intensity physical activity (Everyday physical activities) > 150 min/week

44.82 (9.20)

43.63 (9.44)

0.078

  Sedentary > 10 h/day

42.16 (10.13)

44.73 (9.00)

 < 0.001

  Sleeping problems

39.81 (8.84)

46.88 (8.67)

 < 0.001

  Daily intake of vegetables

44.37 (9.44)

43.44 (9.25)

0.003

  Consumption of alcohol

42.99 (9.35)

45.47 (9.25)

 < 0.001

  Smoking

42.64 (9.82)

44.26 (9.29)

0.075

  Daily snuff

43.54 (8.79)

44.07 (9.48)

0.577

OBQc

Yes, Mean (sd)

No, Mean (sd)

p-value

  Sex (Woman)

26.28 (7.11)

27.28 (6.80)

0.137

  General health (Good)

26.84 (7.02)

22.73 (6.40)

 < 0.001

  Perceived wellbeing (Good)

27.24 (6.82)

21.87 (6.66)

 < 0.001

  High-intensity exercise (Physical exercises) > 60–90 min/week

27.19 (7.18)

26.11 (6.85)

 < 0.001

  Moderate-intensity physical activity (Everyday physical activities) > 150 min/week

26.42 (7.12)

26.39 (7.01)

0.697

  Sedentary > 10 h/day

26.60 (7.25)

26.32 (7.01)

0.842

  Sleeping problems

24.74 (6.78)

27.50 (7.05)

 < 0.001

  Daily intake of vegetables

26.54 (7.18)

26.11 (6.85)

0.357

  Consumption of alcohol

25.75 (6.97)

27.29 (7.12)

0.002

  Smoking

26.09 (6.82)

26.43 (7.11)

0.525

  Daily snuff

25.42 (7.01)

26.51 (7.01)

0.206

  1. a T-test, b Chi-square, c Mann–Whitney