Table 1 Summary results for health and health behaviour measures for a cohort of undergraduate nursing students in the first, second and third years of their degree programme
Year 1 (207 responses) n (%) | Year 2 (175 responses) n (%) | Year 3 (103 responses) n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
General physical health | |||
Excellent | 12 (5.8) | 4 (2.3) | 7 (6.8) |
Very good | 36 (17.4) | 28 (16.0) | 19 (18.4) |
Good | 100 (48.3) | 86 (49.1) | 40 (38.8) |
Fair | 50 (24.2) | 49 (28.0) | 30 (29.1) |
Poor | 8 (3.9) | 7 (4.0) | 6 (5.8) |
Total | 206 | 174 | 102 |
Mental Health | |||
Excellent | 19 (9.2) | 12 (6.9) | 6 (5.8) |
Very good | 81 (39.1) | 50 (28.6) | 21 (20.4) |
Good | 83 (40.1) | 70 (40.0) | 33 (32.0) |
Fair | 19 (9.2) | 29 (16.6) | 34 (33.0) |
Poor | 5 (2.4) | 11 (6.3) | 6 (5.8) |
Total | 207 | 172 | 99 |
n = 198 | n = 173 | n = 96 | |
WEMWBS score < 46 | 48 (24.2) | 60 (34.7) | 49 (51.0) |
Mean (median) WEMWBS score | 50.9 (50.9) | 49.0 (50.0) | 44.8 (45.0) |
Physical activity | |||
≥ 150 mins/week | 157 (76.2) | 143 (81.7) | 65 (63.1) |
Mean (median) sedentary hours | |||
Weekday | 6.0 (6.0) | 6.1 (6.0) | 8.9 (8.0) |
Weekend | 6.4 (6.0) | 6.2 (5.5) | 8.0 (8.0) |
Diet | |||
Very healthy | 1 (2.9) | 3 (1.7) | 3 (2.9) |
Healthy | 26 (21.3) | 43 (24.6) | 33 (32.0) |
Average | 63 (58.5) | 101 (57.7) | 46 (44.7) |
Unhealthy | 19 (15.9) | 26 (14.9) | 21 (20.4) |
Very unhealthy | 0 (1.4) | 2 (1.1) | – |
Total | 207 | 175 | 103 |
Breakfast most days | 142 (68.9) | 108 (61.7) | 56 (54.4) |
≥ 5 fruit/veg per day | 25 (12.1) | 22 (12.6) | 15 (14.6) |
Takeaway at least once/week | 88 (42.7) | 75 (42.9) | 41 (39.8) |
BMI | n = 165 | n = 133 | n = 84 |
Mean (median) | 25.2 (24.1) | 24.8 (24.1) | 25.4 (24.2) |
BMI 25–30 | 48 (29.0%) | 37 (27.8%) | 22 (26.1%) |
(overweight) BMI ≥ 30 (obese) | 30 (18.2) | 19 (14.3) | 16 (19.0) |
Sleep | |||
Very well | 35 (16.9) | 33 (18.9) | 19 (18.4) |
Well | 71 (34.3) | 43 (24.6) | 27 (26.2) |
Average | 79 (38.2) | 70 (40.0) | 39 (37.9) |
Badly | 21 (10.1) | 23 (13.1) | 14 (13.6) |
Very badly | 1 (0.5) | 6 (3.4) | 4 (3.9) |
Total | 207 | 175 | 103 |
< 7 h sleep/night | 70 (34.0) | 63 (36.0) | 44 (42.7) |
Mobile device > 30 mins | 129 (62.3) | 99 (56.6) | 66 (64.1) |
Alcohol | n = 204 | n = 173 | n = 100 |
Consumes any alcohol | 186 (92.1) | 154 (89.0) | 86 (86.0) |
Drinks alcohol | |||
occasionally/never | 134 (65.7) | 115 (66.5) | 78 (78.0) |
Drinks ≥14 units/wk | 12 (5.9) | 16 (9.2) | 3 (3.0) |
Weekly binge drinking | 32 (15.7) | 35 (20.2) | 15 (15.0) |
Smoking | |||
Daily | 32 (15.8) | 16 (9.1) | 9 (8.7) |
< daily | 18 (8.9) | 22 (12.6) | 11 (10.7) |