Table 3 The gender difference of health behaviors among college students
Different behavior variables | Gender | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Male | Female | P value | |
ST |  |  | < 0.01 |
  ≤ 2 h (low) | 1395(27.6) | 1116(16.6) |  |
 2–4 h (medium) | 1557(30.8) | 2149(31.9) |  |
 >4 h (high) | 2104(41.6) | 3466(51.5) |  |
PA |  |  | < 0.01 |
  ≥ 3 d (high) | 1700(33.6) | 1753(26.0) |  |
  < 3 d (low) | 3356(66.4) | 4978(74.0) |  |
Soda beverages |  |  | < 0.01 |
 None | 3524(69.7) | 5061(75.2) |  |
 Less than one bottle | 1214(24.0) | 1468(21.8) |  |
 One bottle | 223(4.4) | 152(2.3) |  |
 Two to three bottles | 67(1.3) | 42(0.6) |  |
 More than four bottles | 28(0.6) | 8(0.1) |  |
Tea beverages |  |  | < 0.01 |
 None | 3524(69.7) | 5061(75.2) |  |
 Less than one bottle | 1214(24.0) | 1468(21.8) |  |
 One bottle | 223(4.0) | 152(2.3) |  |
 Two to three bottles | 67(0.9) | 42(0.6) |  |
 More than four bottles | 28(0.5) | 8(0.1) |  |
Chinese herbal medicine |  |  | < 0.01 |
 No | 4421(87.4) | 6054(89.9) |  |
 Yes | 635(12.6) | 677(10.1) |  |
Vitamin |  |  | < 0.01 |
 No | 3945(78.0) | 5540(82.3) |  |
 Yes | 1111(22.0) | 1191(17.7) |  |
Worse vigor than before |  |  | < 0.01 |
 None | 4095(81.0) | 5333(79.2) |  |
 Sometimes | 686(13.6) | 1066(15.8) |  |
 Half of the day | 200(4.0) | 214(3.2) |  |
 All the time | 75(1.6) | 118(1.8) |  |
Worse appetite than before |  |  | < 0.01 |
 None | 4429(87.6) | 5920(88.0) |  |
 Sometimes | 407(8.0) | 600(8.9) |  |
 Half of the day | 159(3.1) | 131(1.9) |  |
 All the time | 61(1.2) | 80(1.2) |  |
Meal frequency |  |  | < 0.01 |
 Decreased | 450(8.9) | 707(10.5) |  |
 Increased | 749(14.8) | 842(12.5) |  |
 Unchanged | 3857(76.3) | 5182(77.0) |  |