Table 1 Students’ characteristics
From: Level of nutrition knowledge and its association with fat consumption among college students
|  | Male N = 67 | Female N = 164 | Total N = 231 | P Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 21.3 ± 2.4 | 20.3 ± 1.6 | 20.6 ± 2.0 | 0.0002 |
Weight | 83.9 ± 16.9 | 64.0 ± 12.7 | 69.8 ± 16.7 | <.0001 |
Height | 176.7 ± 6.6 | 162.9 ± 6.5 | 166.8 ± 9.1 | <.0001 |
Waist circumference | 91.1 ± 11.1 | 81.1 ± 9.6 | 83.6 ± 11.0 | <.0001 |
BMI | 26.0 ± 4.9 | 23.4 ± 4.0 | 24.2 ± 4.4 | <.0001 |
% body fat | 16.7 ± 8.1 | 26.8 ± 6.9 | 23.9 ± 8.6 | <.0001 |
Visceral fat score | 3.7 ± 4.2 | 1.9 ± 1.8 | 2.4 ± 2.8 | <.0001 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â | Â | 0.0905 |
 White | 85 % | 92 % | 90 % |  |
 Black/other | 15 % | 8 % | 10 % |  |
Body mass index | Â | Â | Â | 0.0003 |
 BMI <18.5 | 3 % | 1.7 % | 2.6 % |  |
 BMI 18.5− 24.9 | 47.8 % | 76.2 % | 68.0 % |  |
 BMI > 25 (overweight) | 35.8 % | 17.1 % | 22.5 % |  |
 BMI > 30 (obese) | 13.4 % | 4.3 % | 6.9 % |  |
Academic level of study | Â | Â | Â | 0.6660 |
 First year | 14 % | 13 % | 14 % |  |
 Second year | 20 % | 27 % | 25 % |  |
 Third year | 26 % | 27 % | 27 % |  |
 Fourth year | 20 % | 19 % | 19 % |  |
 Fifth year | 20 % | 13 % | 15 % |  |
Major of study | ||||
 Health science | 37 % | 56 % | 51 % | 0.0078 |
 Non- health science | 63 % | 44 % | 49 % |  |
Current place of residence | Â | Â | Â | 0.6493 |
 On-campus | 30.0 % | 32.9 % | 32.0 % |  |
 Off-campus | 70.0 % | 67.1 % | 68.0 % |  |
Currently dieting | ||||
 No | 80.6 % | 82.3 % | 81.8 % | 0.7584 |
 Yes | 19.4 % | 17.7 % | 18.18 % |  |
Smoking | ||||
 Non-smokers | 81 % | 93 % | 90 % | 0.0163 |
 Smokers | 11 % | 4 % | 5 % |  |
 Former smokers | 9 % | 3 % | 5 % |  |