Table 3 Factors predicting the occurrence of health anxiety

Age

 − 0.054

0.382

0.947

0.448

2.001

0.887

Gender

0.381

0.548

1.464

0.500

4.286

0.487

Year of study

0.231

0.409

1.260

0.565

2.808

0.572

Previous higher education

 − 19.044

15,598.592

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

-

0.999

Retaken any years at university

 − 19.256

8238.959

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

-

0.998

Taken years out from university

 − 17.864

19,097.234

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

-

0.999

Past history of medical conditions

 − 0.086

0.654

0.918

0.255

3.305

0.895

Past history of mental health problems

 − 18.909

18,597.869

 < 0.0001

 < 0.0001

-

0.999

Past history of medical or mental health problem contributed to the choice of college

0.770

1.231

2.159

0.193

24.120

0.532

Anyone close suffered from a serious health problem

0.429

0.543

1.535

0.530

4.449

0.430