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Table 2 Comparison of students healthy life skill score in four dimension of healthy life scale according to demographic and behavioral characteristics

From: Healthy life skills and related factors among university students: a cross-sectional study in Istanbul, Turkey

 

Mean(SD)

The importance given to health

Healthy nutrition

Access to health-related resources

Health priority

Total score

25.8 (4.6)

14.3 (3.4)

12.6 (3.8)

10.7 (1.7)

Highest and lowest obtainable score

8–32

5–20

5–20

3–12

Age

    

 Coefficient of correlation

0.07

0.11

0.11

0.08

p value

0.06

0.008

0.006

0.03

Grade

    

 Lowerclassman

25.6 (4.7)

14.2 (3.4)

12.5 (3.8)

10.6 (1.7)

 Senior year student

26.6 (4.3)

14.9 (3.5)

13.4 (3.5)

11.1 (1.4)

p value

0.12

0.12

0.05

0.03

Economic status

    

 Quiet well

27.1 (4.3)

15.9 (3.2)

13.4 (4.3)

11 (1.4)

 Insufficient

23.8 (5.6)

12.5 (3.7)

12 (4.1)

10 (2.1)

 Sufficient

25.9 (4.4)

14.4 (3.4)

12.5 (3.6)

10.8 (1.6)

p value

0.001

0.001

0.06

0.001

Social insurance

    

 Yes

26.1 (4.3)

14.6 (3.4)

12.7 (3.8)

10.8 (1.5)

 No

24.7 (5.4)

13.6 (3.5)

12.1 (3.8)

10.4 (2)

p value

0.002

0.002

0.1

0.01

Smoking

    

 Yes

24.5 (4.9)

13.9 (3.7)

12.06 (4.2)

10.2 (2)

 No

26.2 (4.5)

14.5 (3.4)

12.8 (3.7)

10.9 (1.5)

p value

0.001

0.14

0.05

0.001

Alcohol consumption

    

 Yes

24.6 (4.9)

14 (3.5)

11.9 (3.9)

10.2 (1.9)

 No

26.1 (4.5)

14.4 (3.4)

12.8 (3.8)

10.8 (1.6)

p value

0.002

0.2

0.03

0.001

  1. The significance level was accepted as p<0.05 for all analyses. Since there is a significant difference, it is written in bold