Research Article

Health-Promoting Lifestyle and Associated Factors among Medical Sciences Students in Kermanshah, Iran: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Demographic characteristics of students (n = 343).

VariablesN (%)

SexFemale173 (50.4)
Male170 (49.6)

Marital statusSingle323 (94.2)
Married20 (5.8)

Age (years)18–22205 (59.8)
23–27120 (35.0)
≥2818 (5.2)

ResidenceDormitory306 (89.2)
House37 (10.8)

Body mass indexWeight loss (≤18.4)24 (7.0)
Normal (18.5–24.9)278 (81.0)
Overweight (25–29.9)37 (10.8)
Obese (≥30)4 (1.2)

Monthly income, in dollarLow (≥100)34 (9.9)
Medium (101–200)218 (63.6)
High (≥201)91 (26.5)

SchoolParamedical88 (25.6)
Health57 (16.6)
Nursing and midwifery52 (15.2)
Dentistry18 (5.3)
Medical95 (27.7)
Pharmacy33 (9.6)

SmokingYes41 (12.0)
No302 (88.0)