Research Article
Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Lifestyle Characteristics of University Students in Cyprus: A Cross-Sectional Survey
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of study participants.
| | Variables | All
193 | Males
87 (45.1%) | Females
106 (54.9%) |
value for difference between sexes |
| | Age (yr) | 20.56 ± 1.85 | 21.20 ± 1.59 | 20.05 ± 1.89 | <0.001 | | Height (cm) | 169.06 ± 9.53 | 176.66 ± 6.25 | 162.82 ± 6.86 | <0.001 | | Weight (Kg) | 67.09 ± 14.90 | 78.18 ± 12.37 | 57.98 ± 9.75 | <0.001 | | BMI (Kg/m2) | 23.31 ± 3.98 | 25.05 ± 3.68 | 21.89 ± 3.65 | <0.001 | | BMI categories | | | | | | ≤18.5 (Kg/m2) | 6.2% | 2.3% | 9.4% | | | 18.5–25 (Kg/m2) | 64.8% | 51.7% | 75.5% | | | 25–30 (Kg/m2) | 24.9% | 41.4% | 11.3% | <0.001 | | >30 (Kg/m2) | 4.1% | 4.6% | 3.8% | | | Type of education | | | | | | Public university | 94 (48.7%) | 44 (50.6%) | 50 (47.2%) | | | Private university | 99 (51.3%) | 43 (49.4%) | 56 (52.8%) | 0.638 | | Currently employed | | | | | | Yes | 47 (24.6) | 27 (31.4%) | 20 (19%) | | | No | 144 (75.4%) | 59 (68.6%) | 85 (81%) | 0.049 | | Region of main residence | | | | 0.121 | | Nicosia | 34 (17.6%) | 20 (23%) | 14 (13.2%) | | | Larnaca | 75 (38.9%) | 34 (39.1%) | 41 (38.7%) | | | Limassol | 65 (33.7%) | 22 (25.3%) | 43 (40.6%) | | | Paphos | 4 (2.1%) | 2 (2.3%) | 2 (1.9%) | | | Famagusta | 15 (7.8%) | 9 (10.3%) | 6 (5.7%) | | | Currently exercising | 107 (55.4%) | 60 (69%) | 47 (44.3%) | 0.001 | | Currently smoking | 46 (24%) | 27 (31%) | 19 (18.1%) | 0.037 | | Protein supplements | 24 (12.4%) | 19 (21.8%) | 5 (4.7%) | <0.001 |
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Data are presented as mean ± SD and categorical variables as percentages in parentheses.
value for trend.
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