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Table 4 Predictors of general health – medical students

From: Health-promoting factors in medical students and students of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics: design and baseline results of a comparative longitudinal study

Predictor

Range

Odds ratio

95% CI

p-value

Age

17-41

1.12

1.01-1.28

0.03

Gender

0 male

0.78

0.33-1.84

0.57

1 female

Mental health

0 no distress

1.13

0.36-3.56

0.83

1 distress

Satisfaction with life

0-16

0.75

0.64-0.87

<0.01

Career ambition

0-16

1.33

1.13-1.56

<0.01

Physical activity

0 less than one hour per week

0.34

0.14-0.79

0.012

1 one hour or more per week

  1. Nagelkerkes R2 0.24.