Table 1.
Characteristics of the sample
| Total (n = 784) | Non/infrequent active walker to campus (n = 272) | Active walker to campus (n = 512) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Male, n (%) | 168 (21.4) | 95 (34.9) | 73 (14.3) | |
| Female, n (%) | 616 (78.6) | 177 (65.1) | 439 (85.7) | |
| Age | 20.0 (2.6) | 20.1 (2.7) | 20.0 (2.6) | 0.558 |
| Life-style | ||||
| Tobacco (1 to 10 cigarettes per day), n (%)a | 213 (28.7) | 74 (27.2) | 139 (28.8) | 0.939 |
| Alcohol (1 to 9 times per week), n (%)a | 371 (47.8) | 128 (47.1) | 243 (47.9) | 0.927 |
| PA levels (≥150 min per week), n (%)a | 177 (22.7) | 77 (28.3) | 100 (19.7) | 0.006 |
| MetDiet (≥ 9 points), n (%)a | 247 (31.5) | 73 (27.0) | 184 (36.0) | 0.430 |
| Anthropometric and body composition | ||||
| Weight | 60.7 (11.7) | 61.8 (12.5) | 60.2 (11.3) | 0.058 |
| Height | 161.4 (8.0) | 163.4 (8.6) | 160.3 (7.5) | < 0.001 |
| Body mass index | 23.2 (3.8) | 23.1 (4.0) | 23.3 (3.6) | 0.398 |
| Obese, n (%)a | 212 (27.0) | 70 (25.7) | 142 (27.7) | 0.547 |
| Fat mass, % | 24.9 (8.4) | 22.9 (9.1) | 26.0 (7.7) | < 0.001 |
| Fat mass, kg | 15.6 (7.5) | 14.6 (8.2) | 16.1 (7.2) | 0.010 |
| Cardiometabolic risk factors | ||||
| Waist circumference, cm | 72.4 (8.0) | 73.6 (9.5) | 71.7 (8.0) | 0.004 |
| Increased waist circumference, n (%)a | 104 (13.4) | 37 (13.8) | 67 (13.2) | 0.818 |
| Triglycerides, mg/dL | 89.3 (44.7) | 95.9 (50.0) | 85.7 (41.3) | 0.003 |
| High triglycerides, n (%)a | 68 (8.7) | 29 (10.8) | 39 (7.7) | 0.143 |
| HDL cholesterol, mg/dL | 40.6 (11.5) | 41.4 (11.3) | 40.1 (11.6) | 0.132 |
| Low HDL cholesterol, n (%)a | 582 (74.9) | 188 (69.1) | 342 (66.9) | 0.601 |
| Fasting plasma glucose, mg/dL | 87.7 (9.2) | 87.8 (9.7) | 87.6 (8.9) | 0.780 |
| High fasting plasma glucose | 77 (9.8) | 28 (10.4) | 49 (9.6) | 0.728 |
| Mean blood pressure, mmHg | 92.9 (9.1) | 92.3 (8.8) | 93.2 (9.2) | 0.204 |
| High blood pressure | 165 (21.2) | 60 (22.0) | 100 (19.6) | 0.418 |
| Metabolic syndrome, n (%)a | 67 (8.7) | 24 (9.1) | 43 (8.5) | 0.813 |
aPrevalence. MetDiet ≥9 points = good diet quality (optimal Mediterranean diet style)