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Table 1 Demographic characteristics and life habits of the participants

From: Do demographic factors and a health-promoting lifestyle influence the self-rated health of college nursing students?

Variable

Year 2

(n = 169)

Year 5

(n = 145)

Total

(n = 314)

Results of association

p-value

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Gender

0.66a

 Male

35 (20.7)

33 (22.8)

68 (21.7)

 Female

134 (79.3)

112 (77.2)

246 (78.3)

Clinical practicum

< 0.0001a

 No

169 (100)

0 (0)

169 (53.8)

 Yes

0 (0)

145 (100)

145 (46.2)

Religious beliefs

0.047a

 No

120 (71)

117 (80.7)

237 (75.5)

 Yes

49 (29)

28 (19.3)

77 (24.5)

Engaged in a part-time job

0.02a

 No

60 (35.5)

29 (20)

89 (28.3)

 Yes

109 (64.5)

116 (80)

225 (71.7)

No. of hours of part-time work (N = 227)

0.163a

 < 8 h

41 (36.9)

27 (23.3)

68 (30)

 8 to 16 h

47 (42.3)

58 (50)

105 (46.3)

 17 to 24 h

18 (16.2)

24 (20.7)

42 (18.5)

 > 24 h

3 (4.5)

7 (6)

10 (5.3)

Number of days eating outside

in a week

0.821a

 1 to 2 days

14 (8.3)

8 (5.5)

22 (7)

 3 to 4 days

54 (32)

48 (33.1)

102 (32.5)

 5 to 6 days

85 (50.3)

75 (51.7)

160 (51)

 7 days

16 (9.5)

14 (9.7)

30 (9.6)

Living with family

0.522b

 No

4 (2.4)

6 (4.1)

10 (3.2)

 Yes

165 (97.6)

139 (95.9)

304 (96.8)

Conflicts with family members in the past month

0.097a

 No

122 (72.2)

92 (63.4)

214 (68.2)

 Yes

47 (27.8)

53 (36.6)

100 (31.8)

  1. aPearson’s Chi-square test
  2. bFisher’s Exact test