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Table 2 Major health problems students nominated as the main causes of death or disability in Australia (N = 382*)

From: The assessment of depression awareness and help-seeking behaviour: experiences with the International Depression Literacy Survey

 

2nd Year Medical

4th Year Medical

ANU

Chinese

2nd vs 4th Year Medical

ANU vs Chinese

 

n = 101

n = 81

n = 38

n = 162

p valuea

p valuea

Cancer %

77

56

84

85

0.003

1.000

Heart disease and stroke %

96

91

92

49

0.315

< 0.001

Brain, behavioural and mental health disorders %

61

85

53

24

0.001

0.001

Diabetes %

25

36

37

51

0.145

0.177

Lung and chest disease %

56

52

16

15

0.640

1.000

Accidental injuries %

36

10

37

28

< 0.001

0.409

Infectious disease %

8

0

3

33

0.026

< 0.001

Muscle or joint diseases %

10

40

5

4

< 0.001

1.000

Non-accidental injuries %

2

4

5

22

0.802

0.030

  1. aAdjusted alpha = 0.05/9 = 0.006.
  2. * Data were missing for 6% of the valid sample (n = 25/407).