Mental distress, alcohol use and help-seeking among medical and business students: a cross-sectional comparative study

Table 1 Demographic data of responders

	KI, Medical students		SSE, Business students
	n = 408		n = 342
	%	n	%	n	OR	CI₉₅
Women	63.5	251	36.5	144	2.20	1.64;2.95
Do not receive student funding	17.5	70	22.5	76	0.71	0.50;1.02
Paid employment during semester	49.5	202	62.0	211	0.60	0.45;0.81
Economic support from parents	25.0	102	36.8	125	0.57	0.42;0.78
Married, partnership, partner	32.6	133	21.3	73	1.78	1.28;2.48
With children	9.1	37	2.3	8	4.16	1.91;9.07

KI = Karolinska Institutet, SSE = Stockholm School of Economics. Odds ratios are computed for group differences.

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