Table 1 Frequency distribution and relationship with stress among university students
Variables | Total 355 | Stress (n = 109; 30.7%) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | Yes (%) | χ2 | p value | |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Female | 204 (57.5) | 56 (27.5) | 2.386 | 0.131 |
 Male | 151 (42.5) | 53 (35.1) |  |  |
University | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 1. Jahangirnagar University | 199 (56.1) | 59 (29.6) | 38.811 | 0.066 |
 2. University of Dhaka | 21 (5.9) | 5 (23.8) |  |  |
 … | … | … |  |  |
 27. National University | 2 (0.6) | 1 (50.0) |  |  |
 28. University of Rajshahi | 20 (5.6) | 7 (35.0) |  |  |
Background | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Arts | 65 (18.3) | 20 (30.8) | 2.891 | 0.576 |
 Science | 183 (51.5) | 50 (27.3) |  |  |
 Commerce | 40 (11.3) | 14 (35.0) |  |  |
 Medical | 30 (8.5) | 12 (40.0) |  |  |
 Engineering | 37 (10.4) | 13 (35.1) |  |  |
Academic year | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 1st year | 46 (13.0) | 19 (41.3) | 3.506 | 0.477 |
 2nd year | 33 (9.3) | 8 (24.2) |  |  |
 3rd year | 31 (8.7) | 10 (32.3) |  |  |
 4th year | 24 (6.8) | 8 (33.3) |  |  |
 Masters | 221 (62.3) | 64 (29.0) |  |  |
Pulse rate | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Low | 57 (16.1) | 55 (96.5) | 200.75 | < 0.001* |
 Normal | 273 (76.9) | 32 (11.7) |  |  |
 High | 25 (7.0) | 22 (88.0) |  |  |
Alcoholic | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 30 (8.5) | 9 (30.0) | 0.008 | 0.930 |
 No | 325 (91.5) | 100 (30.8) |  |  |
Smoking status | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Yes | 56 (15.8) | 22 (29.1) | 2.301 | 0.129 |
 No | 299 (84.2) | 22 (39.3) |  |  |
Sleep time | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Less than normal | 29 (8.2) | 9 (31) | 5.441 | 0.066 |
 Normal | 225 (63.4) | 78 (34.7) |  |  |
 More than normal | 101 (28.5) | 22 (21.8) |  |  |
SBP | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Hypotension | 19 (5.4) | 19 (100) | 84.320 | < 0.001* |
 Normotensive | 275 (77.5) | 59 (21.5) |  |  |
 Prehypertensive | 48 (13.5) | 18 (37.5) |  |  |
 Hypertensive | 13 (3.7) | 13 (100) |  |  |
DBP | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Hypotension | 13 (3.7) | 13 (100) | 79.554 | < 0.001* |
 Normotensive | 273 (76.9) | 63 (23.1) |  |  |
 Prehypertensive | 45 (12.7) | 11 (24.4) |  |  |
 Hypertensive | 24 (6.8) | 22 (91.7) |  |  |
BMI | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 Underweight | 77 (21.7) | 24 (31.2) | 1.710 | 0.425 |
 Normal weight | 198 (55.8) | 56 (28.3) |  |  |
 Overweight/obese | 80 (22.5) | 29 (36.3) |  |  |