Exploration of the Dietary and Lifestyle Behaviors and Weight Status and Their Self-Perceptions among Health Sciences University Students in North Lebanon
Table 3
Agreement between perceived and measured weight status, physical activity, and diet quality.
Total ()
Junior ()
Senior ()
Number
%
Number
%
Number
%
Perceived current body weight
Underweight
44
11.9
20
10.4
24
13.6
2.312
0.518 (0.130)★★
Normal
212
57.5
108
56.0
104
59.1
Overweight
105
28.5
60
31.1
45
25.6
Obese
8
2.2
5
2.6
3
1.7
Calculated BMI
Underweight
16
4.3
13
6.7
3
1.7
Normal
234
63.4
113
58.5
121
68.8
8.209
0.042
Overweight
102
27.6
56
29.0
46
26.1
Obese
17
4.6
11
5.7
6
3.4
Agreement between perceived and measured weight status
Agree
247
66.9
132
68.4
115
65.3
0.388
0.534
Did not agree
122
33.1
61
31.6
61
34.7
Perceived diet quality
Adequate
227
61.7
119
61.7
108
61.7
0.3571
0.903 (0.742)★★
Too much sugar
60
16.3
33
17.1
27
15.4
Too much fat
55
14.9
29
15.0
26
14.9
Not enough
26
7.1
12
6.2
14
8.0
Total calculated food score
68.23 ± 6.63
68.85 ± 6.31
68.53 ± 6.48
0.360
Agreement between perceived and calculated diet quality
Agree
204
55.3
108
56.0
96
54.5
0.074
0.785
Did not agree
165
44.7
85
44.0
80
45.5
Current physical activity level compared to preuniversity life
Decreased
97
26.3
62
32.1
35
19.9
15.407
<0.001 (<0.001)★★
Same
127
34.4
73
37.8
54
30.7
Increased
145
39.3
58
30.1
87
49.4
Perceived current physical activity status
Low
120
32.5
66
34.2
54
30.7
0.760
0.684 (0.387)★★
Moderate
213
57.7
110
57.0
103
58.5
High
36
9.8
17
8.8
19
10.8
PA level based on MET values
Low
152
41.2
79
40.9
73
41.5
1.556
0.459
Moderate
178
48.2
90
46.6
88
50.0
High
39
10.6
24
12.4
15
8.5
Agreement between perceived and measured physical activity
Agree
198
53.7%
944
48.7%
104
59.1%
3.993
0.046
Did not agree
171
46.3%
99
51.3%
72
40.9%
Statistically significant at ≤ 0.05. ★★Values between brackets represent the values that resulted by linear test.