Table 2.
Comparison of eating habits, smoking, alcohol consumption, physical activity and weight status by gender in the sample of undergraduate university students (n 2163) majoring in health care, Brasília, DF, Brazil, 2017
| Female | Male | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | n | % | 95 % CI | n | % | 95 % CI | P value |
| Fruit consumption (≥5 times/week) | 787 | 52·4 | 49·9, 55·0 | 338 | 50·9 | 47·1, 54·7 | 0·52 |
| Raw salad consumption (≥5 times/week) | 626 | 41·7 | 39·2, 44·2 | 290 | 43·7 | 39·9, 47·5 | 0·38 |
| Greens or vegetables consumption (≥5 times/week) | 779 | 51·9 | 49·4, 54·4 | 354 | 53·3 | 49·5, 57·1 | 0·53 |
| Beans consumption (≥5 times/week) | 1066 | 71·1 | 68·7, 73·3 | 499 | 75·3 | 71·9, 78·5 | 0·04* |
| Soft drinks consumption (≥5 times/week) | 421 | 28·1 | 25·8, 30·3 | 209 | 31·5 | 27·9, 35·0 | 0·10 |
| Habitual intake of full-fat milk | 622 | 41·4 | 38·9, 43·9 | 231 | 34·8 | 31·2, 38·4 | < 0·01 |
| Habitual intake of meat with visible fat | 483 | 32·2 | 29·8, 34·5 | 213 | 32·1 | 28·5, 35·6 | 0·97 |
| Sedentary (physical activity < 150 min/week) | 727 | 48·4 | 45·9, 51·0 | 229 | 34·5 | 30·9, 38·1 | < 0·01** |
| Smoking | 348 | 23·2 | 21·0, 25·3 | 207 | 31·2 | 27·6, 34·7 | < 0·01 |
| Use of alcohol | 986 | 65·7 | 63·3, 68·1 | 459 | 69·2 | 65·7, 72·7 | 0·11 |
| Overweight (BMI = 25·0–29·9 kg/m2) | 508 | 33·8 | 31·4, 36·2 | 227 | 34·2 | 30·6, 37·8 | 0·10 |
| Obesity (BMI ≥ 30·0 kg/m2) | 75 | 5·0 | 3·9, 6·1 | 26 | 3·9 | 2·4, 5·4 | 0·54 |
*
P < 0·05,
**
P < 0·01.