Table 2 Medians and interquartile ranges (IQR) of the scores of the PHQ-9 (The patient health questionnaire-9), GAD-7 (Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7), and Subjective Happiness Scale (SHS) scales depending on the different variables and the difference between those groups. For small groups, the 75th percentile, or both the 25th and the 75th percentile could not be calculated (N = 2138 participants)

Sex

Men

3 (7–10.5)

 < 0.001

3 (6–9)

 < 0.001

20 (16–23)

0.069

Women

8 (4–14)

8 (4–12)

19 (15–22)

Type of study

Nursing

8 (4–13)

0.222

7 (4–12)

0.072

19 (16–22)

0.156

Clinical nutritionism

12 (1)

8 (5)

14 (13)

Dental hygiene

18

14

25

Physiotherapy

7.5 (3.25–13)

7 (3–11)

19 (15–23)

Medical laboratory diagnostics

9 (5–15.25)

10 (4.75–14.25)

17 (15–21)

Midwifery

9.5 (4.25–12.75)

10 (5–14.75)

19 (16.75–24)

Radiological technology

8 (3.5–14)

7 (4–12)

18 (14–22)

Occupational therapy

8 (6–13)

8 (3.5–12.5)

20 (15.25–24)

Sanitary engineering

9 (6–15)

8.5 (5–12)

17 (14–21)

Full-time or part-time student

Full-time

8 (4–14)

0.007

8 (4–13)

0.061

19 (15–22)

0.019

Part-time

8 (4–13)

7 (4–12)

19 (16–22)

Year of study

1

9 (5–14)

 < 0.001

8 (4–12)

 < 0.001

14 (12–23)

 < 0.001

2

9 (4–14)

8 (4–13)

19 (15–22)

3

8 (4–14)

9 (5–13)

18 (15–22)

4

6 (3–11)

6 (3–10)

20 (17–24)

5

6 (3–11)

6 (4–9)

20 (17–23)

Employment

In the medical field

7 (4–12)

 < 0.001

7 (4–11)

 < 0.001

20 (17–22)

 < 0.001

Outside the medical field

9 (5–16)

8.5 (5–13)

18 (14–22)

Unemployed

8 (4–14)

8 (4–12)

19 (15–22)

Residence

Urban

8 (4–13)

0.888

7 (4–12)

0.793

19 (16–22)

0.083

Rural

8 (4–14)

7 (4–12)

19 (15–22)

Size of residence

 < 10000

8 (4–14)

7 (4–12)

19 (15–22)

10001–50000

9 (4–13)

0.650

8 (4–12)

0.628

19 (16–22)

0.178

50001–100000

8 (4–13)

7 (4–11.25)

19 (16–23)

100001–200000

7 (3–13.75)

7 (3–12)

19 (15–22.25)

 > 200000

8 (4–13)

8 (4–13)

20 (15–22)

Self-assessed financial status

1

15 (4.25–23.75)

 < 0.001

8.5 (3–14.75)

 < 0.001

15.5 (13.75–22.25)

 < 0.001

2

12 (6–18.75)

11 (6–15)

16.5 (13–20)

3

9 (5–14)

8 (5–12)

18 (15–22)

4

7 (3–13)

7 (4–11.25)

20 (16–23)

5

6 (3–11)

6 (3–12)

21 (17–24)

Average monthly income

 < 1000€

9 (6–16)

 < 0.001

9 (5–14)

0.010

18 (15–22)

 < 0.001

1001–2000€

9 (4–14)

8 (5–12)

18 (15–22)

2001–3000€

7 (4–13)

7 (4–12)

19 (16–23)

 > 3000€

7 (3–13)

7 (4–12)

20 (17–23)

Failing a year in college

Yes

11 (5–16)

7 (4–12)

17 (14–21)

No

8 (4–13)

 < 0.001

9.5 (5–14)

0.005

19 (16–22)

 < 0.001

Doing a scientific project

Yes

8 (4–14)

8 (5–13)

0.105

19 (15–22)

No

8 (4–13)

0.184

7 (4–12)

19 (16–22)

0.783