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Table 1 Participant characteristics (N = 578)

From: Body weight, weight perceptions and food intake patterns. A cross-sectional study among male recruits in the Norwegian National Guard

Variable

Recruits

Age, mean years, (CI)

19.7 (19.6-19.8)

BMI, mean kg/m2, (CI)

23.2 (22.9-23.6)

BMI <18.5, %

5.4

BMI 18.5-25, %

66.4

BMI >25-30, %

24.2

BMI >30, %

4.0

Smoking status, %

 

   Current smokers

33.2

   Nonsmokers

66.4

Light physical activity, %

 

   <1 h/week

7.0

   1-2 h/week

22.6

   3-4 h/week

27.5

   ≥5 h/week

42.9

Hard physical activity, %

 

   <1 h/week

13.6

   1-2 h/week

27.4

   3-4 h/week

27.4

   ≥5 h/week

31.7