Table 1 Characteristics of the study participants at baseline
Medical students | STEM students | Overall | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2011 (n = 178) | 2012 (n = 172) | Overall (n = 350) | 2011 (n = 298) | 2012 (n = 233) | Overall (n = 531) | (n = 881) | |
Response (%) | 93.2 | 93.0 | 93.1 | 77.9 | 54.0 | 60.8 | 70.5 |
Mean age in years (SD) | 21.0 (3.4) | 20.8 (3.0) | 20.9 (3.2) | 20.3 (2.2) | 20.0 (2.1) | 20.1 (2.2) | 20.4 (2.7) |
Sex (% female) | 65.2 | 67.4 | 66.3 | 41.3 | 52.4 | 46.1 | 54.2 |
Distance to parental home (km; median, range) | 196, 0-709 | 234, 0-687 | 230, 0-709 | 71, 0-698 | 138, 0-716 | 94, 0-716 | 144, 0-716 |
Sports (1 hr or more/week, %) | 78.1 | 78.4 | 78.2 | 65.9 | 64.8 | 65.4 | 70.5 |
Musical activity (any, %) | 57.3 | 62.2 | 59.7 | 48.8 | 48.7 | 48.8 | 53.1 |
Activity in a religious community (1 hr or more/week, %) | 9.0 | 8.7 | 8.9 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 6.2 |
Relaxation technique (1 hr or more/week, %) | 5.6 | 7.0 | 6.3 | 10.1 | 4.8 | 7.8 | 7.2 |
Voluntary services (1 hr or more/week, %) | 21.9 | 28.7 | 25.2 | 17.5 | 12.6 | 15.4 | 19.3 |