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. 2018 Feb 14;46(4):1585–1594. doi: 10.1177/0300060518757158

Table 3.

Anthropometric measurements and KIDMED index scores of first- and third-year students

First year (n = 206) Third year (n = 148) Total (n = 354) p
Male sex 93 (45.1) 66 (44.6) 159 (44.9) 0.918
Age (years) 18.95 ± 1.32 21.04 ± 1.44 19.77 ± 1.75 <0.001
Height (cm) 171.25 ± 9.03 170.45 ± 8.44 170.92 ± 8.78 0.529
Weight (kg) 64.06 ± 11.92 64.43 ± 12.20 64.21 ± 12.02 0.900
BMI (kg/m2) 21.74 ± 3.03 22.05 ± 3.03 21.87 ± 3.03 0.312
BMI score
 <25 175 (85.0) 127 (85.8) 302 (85.3) 0.942
 ≥25 31 (15.0) 21 (14.2) 52 (14.7)
KIDMED 3.9 ± 2.0 3.6 ± 1.9 3.8 ± 1.9 0.115
KIDMED score
 Poor 84 (40.8) 67 (45.3) 151 (42.7) 0.207MC
 Average 115 (55.8) 80 (54.1) 195 (55.1)
 Good 7 (3.4) 1 (0.7) 8 (2.3)
Current residence
 With parents 29 (14.1) 25 (16.9) 54 (15.3) <0.001MC
 Dormitory 77 (37.4) 31 (20.9) 108 (30.5)
 Private hostel 67 (32.5) 14 (9.5) 81 (22.9)
 Rented house 33 (16.0) 78 (52.7) 111 (31.4)
Smoking
 Yes 31 (15.0) 41 (27.7) 72 (20.3) 0.004
 No 175 (85.0) 107 (72.3) 282 (79.7)
Media screen time
 ≥1 h/day 85 (41.3) 63 (42.6) 148 (41.8) 0.806
 <1 h/day 121 (58.7) 85 (57.4) 206 (58.2)
Currently exercise
 Yes 45 (21.8) 27 (18.2) 72 (20.3) 0.406
 No 161 (78.2) 121 (81.8) 282 (79.7)

Data are presented as n (%) or mean ± standard deviation.

BMI: body mass index, KIDMED: Mediterranean Diet Quality Index, MC: Monte Carlo probability value (chi-square test).