Health Behaviors among Male and Female University Students in Cambodia: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Table 5
Eating, sleeping, and driving behaviors among male and female university students.
Variables
Frequency
Total n (%)
Male n (%)
Female n (%)
value
Times do eating fast food per week
<0.001
0 times
881 (61.1)
457 (66.2)
374 (55.9)
1-2 times
456 (33.6)
201 (29.1)
255 (38.1)
3 or more times
72 (5.3)
32 (4.6)
40 (6.0)
Number of soft drinks, glasses of soda or sweet tea consumed per day
0.01
None
226 (16.6)
100 (14.5)
126 (18.8)
1-2
779 (57.3)
389 (56.4)
390 (58.3)
3 or more
354 (26.0)
201 (29.1)
153 (22.9)
Times consuming high-fat snacks per week
0.001
0 times
307 (22.6)
174 (25.2)
133 (19.9)
1-2 times
869 (63.9)
445 (64.5)
424 (63.4)
3 or more times
183 (13.5)
71 (10.3)
112 (16.7)
Amount of margarine, butter, meat fat consumed
0.67
None or very little
565 (41.6)
285 (41.3)
280 (41.9)
Some
696 (51.2)
351 (50.9)
345 (51.6)
A lot
98 (7.2)
54 (7.8)
44 (6.6)
Number of servings of fruits or vegetables consumed per day
0.006
0 servings
134 (9.9)
84 (12.2)
50 (7.5)
1-2 servings
755 (55.6)
385 (55.8)
370 (55.3)
3 or more servings
470 (34.6)
221 (32.0)
249 (37.2)
Times consuming lean protein per week
0.81
0 times
164 (12.1)
83 (12.0)
81 (12.1)
1-2 times
874 (64.3)
439 (63.6)
435 (65.0)
3 or more times
321 (21.6)
168 (24.3)
153 (22.9)
Self-perception on body weight
<0.001
Overweight
408 (30.0)
157 (22.8)
251 (37.5)
About right
496 (36.5)
251 (36.4)
245 (36.6)
Underweight
455 (33.5)
282 (40.8)
173 (25.8)
Problem with sleeping in the last 30 days
0.98
None
215 (15.8)
110 (15.9)
105 (15.7)
Mild
454 (33.4)
231 (33.5)
223 (33.3)
Moderate
587 (43.2)
295 (42.8)
292 (43.6)
Severe
103 (7.6)
54 (7.8)
49 (7.3)
Used seatbelt when driving a car or other motor vehicle in the past 30 days
0.05
I did not drive
756 (55.6)
397 (57.5)
359 (53.7)
Never
211 (15.5)
88 (12.8)
123 (18.4)
Rarely
93 (6.8)
44 (6.4)
49 (7.3)
Sometimes
108 (7.9)
60 (8.7)
48 (7.2)
Most of the time
68 (5.0)
41 (5.9)
27 (4.0)
Always
123 (9.1)
60 (8.7)
63 (9.4)
Used a helmet when riding a bicycle in the past 30 days
0.06
I did not ride
156 (11.5)
64 (9.3)
92 (13.8)
Never
49 (3.6)
22 (3.2)
27 (4.0)
Rarely
33 (2.4)
19 (2.8)
14 (2.1)
Sometimes
51 (3.8)
29 (4.2)
22 (3.3)
Most of the time
319 (23.5)
179 (25.9)
140 (25.9)
Always
751 (55.3)
377 (54.6)
374 (55.9)
Drove a car or other motor vehicle after drinking alcohol in the past 30 days
<0.001
I did not drive
371 (27.3)
151 (21.9)
220 (32.9)
0 times
797 (58.6)
370 (53.6)
427 (63.8)
1 time
120 (8.8)
105 (15.2)
15 (2.2)
2-3 times
52 (3.8)
48 (7.0)
4 (0.6)
≥4 times
19 (1.4)
16 (2.3)
3 (0.4)
Average sleeping hours/24 h during the past week (±SD)
7.2 ± 1.5
7.2 ± 1.5
7.3 ± 1.5
0.15
Abbreviations: n, number; SD, standard deviation. Chi-squared test (or fisher’s exact test when a sample size was smaller than five in one cell) was used for categorical variables and independent student’s t test for continuous variables.
