Table 1.
General and anthropometric characteristics of the study population
| Overall n = 2078 |
Men n = 1070 (51.5%) |
Women n = 1008 (48.5%) |
p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) (Mean ± SD) | 21.41 ± 2.12 | 21.45 ± 2.16 | 21.37 ± 2.08 | 0.379 |
| BMI (kg/m2) (Mean ± SD) | 23.30 ± 3.79 | 24.27 ± 3.83 | 22.27 ± 3.47 | < 0.001 |
| BMI categories (n, %) | < 0.001 | |||
| < 18.5 | 135 (6.5%) | 35 (3.3%) | 100 (9.9%) | |
| 18.5–24.99 | 1361 (66%) | 636 (60%) | 725 (72%) | |
| 25–29.99 | 474 (23%) | 324 (30%) | 150 (15%) | |
| ≥ 30 | 106 (5.1%) | 71 (6.7%) | 35 (3.5%) | |
|
Waist circumference (cm) (Mean ± SD) |
78.06 ± 10.37 | 83.96 ± 8.76 | 71.83 ± 8.02 | < 0.001 |
|
Hip circumference (cm) (Mean ± SD) |
97.70 ± 8.72 | 100.20 ± 8.35 | 95.06 ± 8.33 | < 0.001 |
|
Waist/Hip ratio (Mean ± SD) |
0.80 ± 0.07 | 0.84 ± 0.05 | 0.76 ± 0.06 | < 0.001 |
| Smoking status (n, %) | 0.017 | |||
| Smoker | 735 (35%) | 404 (38%) | 331 (33%) | |
| Non-smoker | 1341 (65%) | 662 (62%) | 679 (67%) |
BMI: Body Mass Index, SD: standard deviation