Middle East Current Psychiatry

Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of studied Egyptian students in Mansoura University

From: Substance use patterns among university students in Egypt

Variables	N [%] [n = 1138]
Age [mean ± SD]	19.6 ± 1.4
< 20	550 [48.3]
≥ 20	588 [51.7]
Sex
Male	650 [57.1]
Female	488 [42.9]
College type
Medical	219 [19.2]
Practical	261 [22.9]
Theoretical	658 [57.8]
Educational year
1st year	250 [22]
2nd year	257 [22.6]
3rd year	259 [22.8]
4th year	266 [23.4]
5th year	81 [7.1]
6th year	25 [2.2]
Residence
Urban	565 [49.6]
Rural	573 [50.4]
Smoking
Yes	256 [22.5]
No	882 [77.5]
Medical problem
Yes	265 [23.3]
No	873 [76.7]
Working during study
Yes	152 [13.4]
No	986 [86.6]
Caffeine consumption
Yes	971 [85.3]
No	167 [14.7]
Marital status
Single	1102 [96.8]
Married	36 [3.2]

All results are expressed as mean ± standard deviation or number [percentage of total]. N number

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