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. 2024 Mar 9;16(6):779. doi: 10.3390/nu16060779

Table 1.

Sociodemographic characteristics of undergraduate students (n = 542).

Variables Total, n (%)
Sex
Male 188 (34.7)
Female 354 (65.3)
BMI 1
Underweight 116 (21.4)
Normal 296 (54.6)
Overweight 66 (12.2)
Obese 64 (11.8)
Study Fields
Health Sciences 203 (37.5)
Social and Humanities 182 (33.6)
Sciences and Technology 157 (29.0)
Academic Years
Freshman 122 (22.5)
Sophomore 135 (24.9)
Junior 127 (23.4)
Senior 158 (29.2)
Living
Parents 197 (36.3)
Roommates 210 (38.7)
Alone 135 (24.9)
Income (THB/month)
≤5000 174 (32.1)
5001–10,000 271 (50.0)
>10,000 97 (17.9)
Online class
≤3 days/week 261 (48.2)
>3 days/week 281 (51.8)
Digital usage
<3 h/day 53 (9.8)
3–6 h/day 225 (41.5)
>6 h/day 264 (48.7)
Physical activity 2
Sufficient 114 (21.0)
Insufficient 217 (40.0)
Inactivity 211 (38.9)
Smoking
Smoking 15 (2.8)
No smoking 527 (97.2)
Cooking method
By themself 29 (5.4)
Buying from outside 405 (74.7)
By others (parents, caregivers, or maids) 108 (19.9)
Perceived stress
Low 317 (58.5)
Moderate 217 (40.0)
High 8 (1.5)
Quality of life
Poor 13 (2.4)
Moderate 379 (69.9)
Good 150 (27.7)
Fruit intake
<3 servings/day 536 (98.9)
≥3 servings/day 6 (1.1)
Vegetable intake
<4 servings/day 540 (99.6)
≥4 servings/day 2 (0.4)

All n values are the number of observations. 1 BMI (body mass index); underweight defined as <18.5 kg/m2, normal as 18.5–22.9 kg/m2, overweight as 23.0–24.9 kg/m2, and obese as ≥25.0 kg/m2. 2 Physical activity ≥ 3 days/150 min per week is defined as sufficient, <3 days/150 min per week as insufficient, and no physical activity as inactivity.