Research Article
Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Associated Factors among Medical Sciences Students in Kermanshah, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 3
Comparison of health-promoting lifestyle profile II (HPLP-II) among students in terms of demographic characteristics.
| Variables | | Mean ± SDa | CI 95%b | Test results |
| Sex | Female | 2.16 ± 0.45 | 2.09–2.23 | Z = -3.96c
| Male | 2.34 ± 0.40 | 2.28–2.40 |
| Age (years) | 18–22 | 2.28 ± 0.43 | 2.22–2.37 | X2 = 1.63
| 23–27 | 2.21 ± 0.44 | 2.13–2.29 | ≥28 | 2.20 ± 0.52 | 1.86–2.01 |
| Marital status | Single | 2.24 ± 0.43 | 2.19–2.29 | Z = 2.24
| Married | 2.47 ± 0.38 | 2.28–2.64 |
| Residence | Dormitory | 2.23 ± 0.43 | 2.18–2.28 | Z = 1.91
| House | 2.40 ± 0.47 | 2.40–2.56 |
| Smoking | Yes | 2.00 ± 0.42 | 1.86–2.13 | Z = 4.00
| No | 2.30 ± 0.43 | 2.24–2.33 |
| Body mass index | Weight loss (≤18.4) | 2.22 ± 0.44 | 2.04–2.41 | X2 = 3.33d
| Normal (18.5–24.9) | 2.24 ± 0.42 | 2.19–2.29 | Overweight (25–29.9) | 2.30 ± 0.49 | 2.13–2.46 | Obese (≥30) | 2.70 ± 0.50 | 1.86–3.47 |
| Monthly income, in dollar | Low (≥100) | 2.07 ± 0.40 | 1.93–2.21 | X2 = 737.28
| Medium (101–200) | 2.19 ± 0.39 | 2.14–2.24 | High (≥201) | 2.43 ± 0.47 | 2.26–2.59 |
| School | Paramedical | 2.25 ± 0.38 | 2.02–2.49 | X2 = 24.37
| Health | 2.29 ± 0.47 | 1.69–3.00 | Nursing and midwifery | 2.20 ± 0.47 | 2.00–2.41 | Dentistry | 2.51 ± 0.33 | 2.35–2.68 | Medical | 2.19 ± 0.45 | 1.92–2.46 | Pharmacy | 2.13 ± 0.39 | 1.99–2.27 |
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Note: astandard deviation; bconfidence interval; cbased on Mann–Whitney U test; dbased on Kruskal–Wallis H test.
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