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Table 1 General characteristics of the cohort pooled in the total sample and separated by origin with correspondent p values

From: A cross-sectional study investigating lifestyle and weight perception of undergraduate students in southern Italy

 

Total

(n = 1760)

Naples

(n = 710)

Bari

(n = 1050)

p value

Mean age ± SD years

23.4 ± 4.09

24 ± 4.67

22.9 ± 3.58

< 0.001a

(range)

(18–60)

(18–60)

(19–57)

Age class n (%)

 18–21

617 (35)

215 (30.3)

402 (38.3)

< 0.001b

 22–24

661 (37.6)

255 (35.9)

406 (38.7)

  ≥ 25

482 (27.4)

240 (33.8)

242 (23)

Gender n (%)

 male

768 (43.6)

75 (52.8)

393 (37.4)

< 0.001b

 female

992 (56.4)

335 (47.2)

657 (62.6)

Degree course

 Life sciences

448 (25.5)

173 (24.4)

275 (26.2)

0.41b

 Others

1311 (74.5)

537 (75.6)

774 (73.8)

Occupational status

 jobbing/employed

663 (37.7)

343 (48.3)

320 (30.5)

< 0.001b

 unemployed

1097 (62.3)

367 (51.7)

730 (69.5)

Residential status

 residing in the area

411 (23.4)

204 (28.8)

207 (19.7)

< 0.001b

 commuter

345 (19.6)

94 (13.2)

251 (23.9)

 not residing but living in the area

1004 (57)

412 (58)

592 (56.4)

Smoke

 non-smoker

1173 (66.6)

469 (66.1)

704 (67)

0.90b

 quitters

154 (8.8)

64 (9)

90 (8.6)

 smoker

433 (24.6)

177 (24.9)

256 (24.4)

Alcohol use

 never

231 (13.1)

102 (14.4)

129 (12.3)

0.20b

 occasionally

1064 (60.5)

437 (61.6)

627 (59.7)

 1–2 times/week

409 (23.2)

148 (20.8)

261 (24.9)

vabout every day

56 (3.2)

23 (3.2)

33 (3.1)

Physical activity

 inactive

1101 (62.6)

411 (57.9)

690 (65.7)

0.001b

 active

659 (37.4)

299 (42.1)

360 (34.3)

Mean BMI ± SD (kg/m2)

22.8 (3.4)

23.5 (3.4)

22.3 (3.4)

1.95a

 BMI category

129 (7.4)

16 (2.3)

113 (10.8)

< 0.001b

 underweight

1240 (71.2)

494 (71.5)

746 (71)

 normal weight

313 (18)

148 (21.4)

165 (15.7)

 overweight

59 (3.4)

33 (4.8)

26 (2.5)

 obese

   

Mean daily screen time (min) ± SD

143 ± 140

168 ± 137.4

128 ± 139.5

< 0.001b

  1. a Student’s t test; b χ2 test