Table 4.
Association between weight status and health-related lifestyle habits in the sample of undergraduate university students (n 2163) majoring in health care, Brasília, DF, Brazil, 2017
| Weight status | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Underweight (n 100) | Normal weight (n 1227) | Overweight (n 735) | Obese (n 101) | ||||||||||
| Variable | n | % | 95 % CI | n | % | 95 % CI | n | % | 95 % CI | n | % | 95 % CI | P value |
| Alcohol consumption | |||||||||||||
| No | 38 | 38·0 | 28·4, 47·5 | 408 | 33·3 | 30·6, 35·8 | 230 | 31·3 | 27·9, 34·6 | 42 | 41·6 | 31·9, 51·1 | 0·14 |
| Yes | 62 | 62·0 | 52·4, 71·5 | 819 | 66·7 | 64·1, 69·3 | 505 | 68·7 | 65·3, 72·0 | 59 | 58·4 | 48·8, 68·0 | |
| Smoking | |||||||||||||
| No | 78 | 78·0 | 69·8, 86·1 | 902 | 73·6 | 71·0, 75·9 | 555 | 75·6 | 72·4, 78·6 | 73 | 72·2 | 63·5, 81·0 | 0·59 |
| Yes | 22 | 22·0 | 13·8, 30·1 | 325 | 26·4 | 24·0, 28·9 | 180 | 24·4 | 21·3, 27·6 | 28 | 27·8 | 18·9, 36·4 | |
| Consumption of fruit (≥5 times/week) | |||||||||||||
| No | 49 | 49·0 | 39·2, 58·8 | 575 | 46·8 | 44·0, 49·6 | 378 | 51·4 | 47·8, 55·0 | 36 | 35·6 | 26·3, 44·9 | 0·02* |
| Yes | 51 | 51·0 | 41·2, 60·8 | 652 | 53·2 | 50·3, 55·9 | 357 | 48·6 | 44·9, 52·1 | 65 | 64·4 | 55·0, 73·7 | |
| Consumption of salad (≥5 times/week) | |||||||||||||
| No | 64 | 64·0 | 54·5, 73·4 | 726 | 59·2 | 56·4, 61·9 | 414 | 56·3 | 52·7, 59·9 | 43 | 42·6 | 32·9, 52·2 | < 0·01** |
| Yes | 36 | 36·0 | 26·5, 45·4 | 501 | 40·8 | 38·0, 43·5 | 321 | 43·7 | 40·0, 47·2 | 58 | 57·4 | 47·7, 67·0 | |
| Consumption of greens/vegetables (≥5 times/week) | |||||||||||||
| No | 60 | 60·0 | 50·4, 69·6 | 610 | 49·7 | 46·9, 52·5 | 325 | 44·3 | 40·6, 47·8 | 35 | 34·6 | 25·3, 43·9 | < 0·01** |
| Yes | 40 | 40·0 | 30·4, 49·6 | 617 | 50·3 | 47·4, 53·0 | 410 | 55·8 | 52·1, 59·3 | 66 | 65·3 | 56·0, 74·6 | |
| Consumption of beans (≥5 times/week) | |||||||||||||
| No | 13 | 13·0 | 6·4, 19·5 | 342 | 27·8 | 25·3, 30·3 | 200 | 27·3 | 23·9, 30·4 | 43 | 42·6 | 32·9, 52·2 | < 0·01** |
| Yes | 87 | 87·0 | 80·4, 93·5 | 885 | 72·2 | 69·6, 74·6 | 535 | 72·7 | 69·5, 76·0 | 58 | 57·4 | 47·7, 67·0 | |
| Consumption of soft drinks (≥5 times/week) | |||||||||||||
| No | 71 | 71·0 | 62·1, 79·8 | 892 | 72·7 | 70·2, 75·1 | 495 | 67·4 | 63·9, 70·7 | 75 | 74·3 | 65·7, 82·7 | 0·07 |
| Yes | 29 | 29·0 | 20·1, 37·8 | 335 | 27·3 | 24·8, 29·7 | 240 | 32·6 | 29·2, 36·04 | 26 | 25·7 | 17·2, 34·2 | |
| Habitual intake of full-fat milk | |||||||||||||
| No | 62 | 62·0 | 52·4, 71·5 | 734 | 59·8 | 57·0, 62·5 | 445 | 60·6 | 57·0, 64·0 | 69 | 68·3 | 59·2, 77·3 | 0·41 |
| Yes | 38 | 38·0 | 28·4, 47·5 | 493 | 40·2 | 37·4, 42·9 | 290 | 39·4 | 35·9, 42·9 | 32 | 31·7 | 22·6, 40·7 | |
| Habitual intake of meat with visible fat | |||||||||||||
| No | 60 | 60·0 | 50·4, 69·6 | 836 | 68·2 | 65·5, 70·7 | 494 | 67·3 | 72·8, 79·6 | 77 | 76·2 | 58·9, 75·5 | 0·10 |
| Yes | 40 | 40·0 | 30·4, 49·6 | 391 | 31·8 | 29·2, 34·4 | 241 | 32·7 | 20·3, 27·1 | 24 | 23·8 | 24·4, 41·0 | |
| Physical activity ≥150 min/week | |||||||||||||
| No | 57 | 57·0 | 47·3, 66·7 | 519 | 42·3 | 39·5, 45·0 | 334 | 45·4 | 41·9, 49·1 | 46 | 45·6 | 35·8, 55·2 | 0·03* |
| Yes | 43 | 43·0 | 33·3, 52·7 | 708 | 57·7 | 54·9, 60·4 | 401 | 54·6 | 50·8, 58·0 | 55 | 54·4 | 44·7, 64·1 | |
*
P < 0·05,
**
P < 0·01.