Table 3.

Association between physical activity participation and health-related lifestyle habits in the sample of undergraduate university students (n 2163) majoring in health care, Brasília, DF, Brazil, 2017

	Physical activity ≥ 150 min/week
	No (n 956)			Yes (n 1207)
Variable	n	%	95 % CI	n	%	95 % CI	P value
Weight status
Underweight	57	6·0	4·4, 7·4	43	3·5	2·5, 4·6	0·03*
Normal weight	519	54·2	51·1, 57·4	708	58·6	55·8, 61·4
Overweight	334	34·9	31·9, 37·9	401	33·2	30·5, 35·8
Obese	46	4·8	3·4, 6·1	55	4·5	3·3, 5·7
Alcohol consumption
No	338	35·3	32·3, 38·3	380	31·4	28·8, 34·1
Yes	618	64·6	61·6, 67·6	827	68·5	65·9, 71·1	0·06
Smoking
No	708	74·0	71·2, 76·8	900	74·5	72·1, 77·0
Yes	248	25·9	23·1, 28·7	307	25·4	22·9, 27·8	0·79
Consumption of fruit (≥5 times/week)
No	541	56·9	53·4, 59·7	497	41·1	38·4, 43·9
Yes	415	43·4	40·2, 46·5	710	58·8	56·0, 61·6	< 0·01**
Consumption of salad (≥5 times/week)
No	605	63·2	60·2, 66·3	642	53·1	50·3, 56·0
Yes	351	36·7	33·6, 39·7	565	46·8	43·9, 49·6	< 0·01**
Consumption of greens/vegetables (≥5 times/week)
No	523	54·7	51·5, 57·8	507	42·0	39·2, 44·7
Yes	433	45·2	42·1, 48·4	700	58·0	55·2, 60·7	< 0·01**
Consumption of beans (≥5 times/week)
No	278	29·0	26·2, 31·9	320	26·5	24·0, 29·0
Yes	678	70·9	68·0, 73·8	887	73·4	71·0, 75·9	0·18
Consumption of soft drinks (≥5 times/week)
No	645	67·4	64·5, 70·4	888	73·5	71·0, 76·0
Yes	311	32·5	29·5, 35·5	319	26·4	23·9, 28·9	< 0·01**
Habitual intake of full-fat milk
No	566	59·2	56·0, 62·3	744	61·6	58·9, 64·3
Yes	390	40·7	37·6, 43·9	463	38·3	35·6, 41·1	0·25
Habitual intake of meat with visible fat
No	621	64·9	61·9, 67·9	846	70·0	67·5, 72·6
Yes	335	35·0	32·0, 38·0	361	29·9	27·3, 32·4	< 0·01**

^*P < 0·05,

^**P < 0·01.