Table 1 Characteristics of the sample by country
Variables | Percent | Chi-square test p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Chinese (N = 1853) | German (N = 3306) | |||
Gender | Male | 52.1 | 47.3 | 0.001 |
Female | 47.9 | 52.7 | ||
Having a partner | Yes | 31.4 | 56.0 | <0.001 |
No | 68.6 | 44.0 | ||
Father’s education | High | 45.8 | 52.8 | <0.001 |
Low | 54.2 | 47.2 | ||
Subjective general health | Good | 89.2 | 87.0 | 0.025 |
Poor | 10.8 | 13.0 | ||
Income sufficiency | Sufficient | 81.2 | 58.5 | <0.001 |
Insufficient | 18.8 | 41.5 | ||
Nutrition importance | Important | 89.3 | 91.8 | 0.003 |
Unimportant | 10.7 | 8.2 | ||
Grade importance | Important | 92.8 | 96.2 | <0.001 |
Unimportant | 7.2 | 3.8 | ||
Physical activity | ≥3 times a week | 22.7 | 41.3 | <0.001 |
1–2 times a week | 48.8 | 36.2 | ||
Less than once a week | 28.5 | 22.5 | ||
Perceived life quality | Good | 39.0 | 57.8 | <0.001 |
Poor | 61.0 | 42.2 | ||
Alcohol consumption | Never | 50.4 | 9.8 | <0.001 |
Less than once a week | 40.6 | 30.4 | ||
At least once a week | 9.0 | 59.8 | ||
| Â | Median (quartile deviation) | Mann-Whitney U test p value | ||
Age | 21.0 (1.5) | 23.0 (2.0) | <0.001 | |
BMI | 20.1 (1.6) | 22.3 (1.9) | <0.001 | |