Table 1 Demographic characteristic of the participants
From: Health promoting lifestyle of university students in Saudi Arabia: a cross-sectional assessment
Variable | Total (N = 1656) | |
|---|---|---|
N | % | |
Age | ||
 Less than 20 | 950 | 57.4 |
 21–30 | 662 | 40.0 |
 31 and above | 44 | 2.6 |
Gender | ||
 Men | 491 | 29.6 |
 Women | 1165 | 70.4 |
BMI status | ||
 Underweight (Below 18.5) | 183 | 11.1 |
 Normal weight (18.5–24.9) | 830 | 50.1 |
 Overweight (25.0–29.9) | 344 | 20.8 |
 Obese (30 and above) | 187 | 11.3 |
College | ||
 Health colleges | 985 | 59.4 |
 Non-health colleges | 671 | 40.6 |
College level | ||
 Prep year & First year | 776 | 46.8 |
 Second year | 323 | 19.3 |
 Third year | 292 | 17.6 |
 Fourth year and fifth year | 349 | 21.1 |
Family structure | ||
 Parents | 1260 | 76.1 |
 Parents and grand parents | 222 | 13.5 |
 Single father | 59 | 3.5 |
 Single mother | 115 | 6.9 |
Place of residence | ||
 Family | 1572 | 94.9 |
 Friends | 20 | 1.2 |
 Relatives | 15 | 0.9 |
 University housing | 39 | 2.4 |
 Alone | 5 | 0.3 |
Diagnosed with health problem | ||
 Yes | 212 | 12.8 |
 No | 1439 | 86.9 |
Health Promoting Lifestyle profile II (HPLP – II) | Mean ± SD | Minimum – Maximum score |
Health Responsibility | 18.61 ± 4.56 | 8–32 |
Physical Activity | 16.19 ± 5.12 | 6–24 |
Eating Habits/Nutrition | 20.97 ± 4.57 | 7–28 |