Table 2 The prevalence between health behaviors and anxiety among college students
Demographic variables | Total | Anxiety | χ2 value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
mild stress | moderate stress | severe stress | |||
Gender | |||||
 Male | 5056(42.9) | 509(10.1) | 204(4.0) | 71(1.4) | 45.83** |
 Female | 6731(57.1) | 956(14.2) | 258(3.8) | 100(1.5) |  |
Residential areas | |||||
 Rural | 5660(48.0) | 690(12.2) | 223(3.9) | 71(1.3) | 3.63 |
 Urban | 6127(52.0) | 775(12.6) | 239(3.9) | 100(1.6) |  |
Age (years) | |||||
  ≤ 19 | 3860(32.7) | 450(11.7) | 103(2.7) | 45(1.2) | 38.80** |
 20–22 | 6426(54.5) | 829(12.9) | 298(4.6) | 111(1.7) |  |
  ≥ 23 | 1501(12.7) | 186(12.4) | 61(4.6) | 15(1.0) |  |
Regional areas | |||||
 Area 1 | 597(5.1) | 86(14.4) | 27(4.5) | 23(3.9) | 39.42** |
 Area 2 | 2237(19.0) | 278(12.4) | 65(2.9) | 25(1.1) |  |
 Area 3 | 2750(23.3) | 322(11.7) | 120(4.4) | 36(1.3) |  |
 Area 4 | 6203(52.6) | 779(12.6) | 250(4.0) | 87(1.4) |  |
Students type | |||||
 Medical students | 5770(49.0) | 640(11.1) | 191(3.3) | 66(1.1) | 41.29** |
 Non-medical students | 6017(51.0) | 825(13.7) | 271(4.5) | 105(1.7) |  |
Grade | |||||
 Freshmen | 2930(24.9) | 311(10.6) | 73(2.5) | 33(1.1) | 47.17** |
 Sophomore | 2609(22.1) | 333(12.8) | 123(4.7) | 43(1.6) |  |
 Junior | 2667(22.6) | 370(13.9) | 112(4.2) | 43(1.6) |  |
 Senior | 2314(19.6) | 292(12.6) | 101(4.4) | 40(1.7) |  |
 fifth-grade | 1267(10.7) | 159(12.5) | 53(4.2) | 12(0.9) |  |
ST | |||||
 >4 h | 5570(47.3) | 795(14.3) | 241(4.3) | 113(2.0) | 113.15** |
 2–4 h | 3706(31.4) | 396(10.7) | 84(2.3) | 26(0.7) |  |
  ≤ 2 h | 2511(21.3) | 274(10.9) | 137(5.5) | 32(1.3) |  |
PA | |||||
  ≥ 3 d | 3453(29.3) | 338(9.8) | 111(3.2) | 33(1.0) | 50.60** |
 <3 d | 8334(70.7) | 1127(13.5) | 351(4.2) | 138(1.7) |  |
Soda beverages | |||||
 None | 8585(72.8) | 1049(12.2) | 296(3.4) | 115(1.3) | 115.70** |
 Less than one bottle | 2682(22.9) | 327(12.2) | 112(4.2) | 38(1.4) |  |
 One bottle | 375(3.2) | 59(15.7) | 39(10.4) | 10(2.7) |  |
 Two to three bottles | 109(0.9) | 22(20.2) | 14(12.8) | 5(4.6) |  |
 More than four bottles | 36(0.3) | 8(22.2) | 1(2.8) | 3(8.3) |  |
Tea beverages | |||||
 None | 9374(79.5) | 1107(11.8) | 319(3.4) | 125(1.3) | 94.71** |
 Less than one bottle | 1929(16.4) | 275(14.3) | 96(5.0) | 33(1.7) |  |
 One bottle | 383(3.2) | 63(16.4) | 36(9.4) | 9(2.3) |  |
 Two to three bottles | 68(0.6) | 15(22.1) | 7(10.3) | 2(2.9) |  |
 More than four bottles | 33(0.3) | 5(15.2) | 4(12.1) | 2(6.1) |  |
Vitamin | |||||
 Yes | 2302(19.5) | 327(14.2) | 139(6.0) | 42(1.8) | 49.12** |
 No | 9485(80.5) | 1138(12.0) | 323(3.4) | 129(1.4) |  |
Chinese herbal medicine | |||||
 Yes | 1312(11.1) | 216(16.5) | 104(7.9) | 25(1.9) | 94.89** |
 No | 10,475(88.9) | 1249(11.9) | 358(3.4) | 146(1.4) |  |
Worse appetite than before | |||||
 None | 10,349(87.8) | 851(8.2) | 170(1.6) | 54(0.5) | 6794.77** |
 Sometimes | 1007(8.5) | 537(53.3) | 93(9.2) | 31(3.1) |  |
 Half of the day | 290(2.5) | 63(21.7) | 174(60.0) | 21(7.2) |  |
 All the time | 141(1.2) | 14(9.9) | 25(17.7) | 65(46.1) |  |
Worse vigor than before | |||||
 None | 9428(80.0) | 504(5.3) | 78(0.8) | 18(0.2) | 8587.62** |
 Sometimes | 1752(14.9) | 827(47.2) | 147(8.4) | 26(1.5) |  |
 Half of the day | 414(3.5) | 99(23.9) | 201(48.6) | 34(8.2) |  |
 All the time | 193(1.6) | 35(18.1) | 36(18.7) | 93(48.2) |  |
Meal frequency | |||||
 Decreased | 1157(9.8) | 252(21.8) | 126(10.9) | 54(4.7) | 530.62** |
 Increased | 1591(13.5) | 251(15.8) | 105(6.6) | 40(2.5) |  |
 Unchanged | 9039(76.7) | 962(10.6) | 231(2.6) | 77(0.9) |  |