Eating Behaviours of British University Students: A Cluster Analysis on a Neglected Issue

Table 2

Mean scores and percentages for the four clusters of British students at a UK university in 2014-2015.

	Cluster 1	Cluster 2	Cluster 3	Cluster 4
	(/18.6%)	(/13.0%)	(/49.9%)	(/18.6%)
	Risky eating behaviours	Mixed eating behaviours	Moderate eating behaviours	Favourable eating behaviours
	Mean (%)
Eating behaviours
Snacking (per day)	2.03	4.69	1.29	1.59
Convenience food consumption (per week)	7.07	2.53	1.47	0.96
Fast food consumption (per week)	4.2	1.89	1.19	0.85
Fruit and vegetable consumption (per day)	2.88	3.44	2.69	7.10
Demographic factors
Religion				= 32.824, phi = .313
Christian	26.2	12.2	45.7	15.9
Hindu	0.0	0.0	80.0	20.0
Muslim	19.6	23.5	39.2	17.6
Sikh	0	42.9	28.6	28.6
Atheist	8.0	10.2	61.4	20.5
Other	19.0	0.0	57.1	23.8
Living arrangement				= 13.140, phi = .196
On campus	27.1	4.8	59.7	8.1
Off campus	16.4	15.0	47.9	20.7
Age				= 11.455, phi = .182
Sex				= 6.905, phi = .141
BMI				= 12.992, phi = .208
Ethnicity				= 17.235, phi = .224

, , MANOVA: (a) denotes significantly higher consumption when comparing clusters 1 and 2, (b) denotes significantly higher consumption when comparing clusters 1 and 3, (c) denotes significantly higher consumption when comparing clusters 1 and 4, (d) denotes significantly higher consumption when comparing clusters 2 and 3, (e) denotes significantly higher consumption when comparing clusters 2 and 4, and (f) denotes significantly higher consumption when comparing clusters 3 and 4.