Table 1 Participants’ demographic and health status characteristics by the group (n = 2553)

N

846

1707

% Female (n)

32.2 (656)

67.8 (1382)

0.04^a

% Male (n)

36.9 (190)

63.1 (325)

Age

M (SD)

22 (2.38)

21 (2.20)

Me

22.0

21.0

RNG

18–35

18–35

<0.001^a

Psychiatric disorder % (n)

Anxiety

2.7% (23)

1.2% (20)

0.006^a

Mood

4.1% (35)

2.2% (37)

0.004^a

Others

–

0.5% (9)

Somatic disease % (n)

Endocrine

7.3% (62)

6.3% (107)

0.13

Allergic and Atopic

4.5% (38)

5.2% (88)

0.5

Autoimmune

3.7% (31)

3.3% (57)

0.62

Pulmonary

3.3% (28)

2.7% (46)

0.44

Gastrointestinal

2.6% (22)

1.2% (21)

0.01^a

Cardiovascular

1.9% (16)

1% (17)

0.09

Neurological

1.8% (15)

1.3% (22)

0.3

Hematologic

1.2% (10)

0.5% (9)

0.05

One health problem % (n)

20.3% (172)

17.6% (300)

0.09

Two health problem % (n)

5.2% (44)

4.5% (76)

0.4

Three or more health problem % (n)

3.4% (29)

1.5% (26)

0.003^a

Medicines taken

% (n)

Antidepressants

6.3% (53)

2.5% (43)

0.02^a

Mood stabilizers

0.9% (8)

0.7% (12)

0.41

Thyroid hormones

6.1% (52)

5.9% (100)

0.77

Hormonal contraception

5.3% (45)

3.6% (62)

0.50

Antiallergic and anti-asthmatic

3.9% (33)

4.5% (76)

0.51