| Total (n=593) | Women (n=344) | Men (n=249) |  |
---|---|---|---|---|
%a | %a | %a | P value | |
Unhealthy diet | 47.90 | 150 (43.60) | 134 (53.81) | 0.018 |
a) Socioeconomic and demographic characteristics | ||||
 Age (years), mean | 20.21 | 20.06 | 20.42 | 0.176 |
 SD | 3.23 | 3.25 | 3.21 |  |
SES father/ mother | ||||
 High | 43.84 / 37.60 | 42.44 / 32.27 | 45.78 / 44.98 | 0.560/0.004 |
 Low | 56.16 / 62.40 | 57.56 / 67.73 | 54.22 / 55.02 |  |
Family home | ||||
 Other town | 61.72 | 63.66 | 59.04 | 0.290 |
 University city | 38.28 | 36.34 | 40.96 |  |
Cooks for him or herself during the academic year | ||||
 Yes | 29.17 | 29.65 | 28.51 | 0.834 |
 No | 70.83 | 70.35 | 71.49 |  |
Degree course | ||||
 Health Sciences | 23.95 | 31.10 | 14.06 | <0.001 |
 Social Sciences | 76.05 | 68.90 | 85.94 |  |
b) Lifestyle-related factors | ||||
 Weight (kg) mean | 66.02 | 59.54 | 74.96 | <0.001 |
 SD | 12.65 | 10.04 | 10.18 |  |
 Height (cm) mean | 169.80 | 164.01 | 177.80 | <0.001 |
 SD | 9.23 | 5.99 | 6.55 |  |
BMI | ||||
 Underweight | 6.41 | 10.17 | 1.20 | <0.001 |
 Normal weight | 73.52 | 74.42 | 72.29 | 0.627 |
 Overweight | 16.86 | 11.92 | 23.70 | <0.001 |
 Obesity | 3.21 | 3.49 | 2.81 | 0.821 |
HPA | ||||
 Yes | 38.11 | 25.58 | 55.42 | <0.001 |
 No | 61.89 | 74.42 | 44.58 |  |
Tobacco use | ||||
 Yes | 16.36 | 15.70 | 17.27 | 0.691 |
 No | 83.64 | 84.30 | 82.73 |  |
Other harmful substances | ||||
 Yes/occasional | 20.57 | 15.99 | 26.91 | 0.002 |
 No | 79.43 | 84.01 | 73.09 |  |