Table 1.
Characteristics among a sample of college students from Colombia.
| Characteristics | Men (n = 692) |
Women (n = 1106) |
p Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 20.5 (3.2) | 20.5 (2.9) | 0.077 |
| Anthropometric and fatness parameters | |||
| Weight (kg) | 68.9 (12.2) | 58.7 (10.3) | <0.001 |
| Height (cm) | 172.3 (6.6) | 159.0 (5.8) | <0.001 |
| WC (cm) | 78.2 (9.3) | 71.5 (8.0) | <0.001 |
| High fat N, (%) * | 77 (11.1) | 153 (13.8) | 0.071 |
| BF% | 15.6 (6.5) | 27.0 (7.2) | 0.002 |
| High fat N, (%) * | 58 (8.3) | 59 (5.3) | 0.018 |
| FMI (kg/m2) | 3.8 (2.2) | 6.5 (2.7) | <0.001 |
| High fat N, (%) * | 62 (8.9) | 56 (5.1) | 0.002 |
| BMI status | 23.1 (3.6) | 23.2 (3.7) | 0.089 |
| High fat N, (%) * | 178 (25.6) | 296 (26.7) | 0.616 |
| WHR (cm) | 0.463 (0.05) | 0.451 (0.05) | <0.001 |
| High fat N, (%) * | 123 (17.4) | 173 (15.3) | 0.216 |
| Blood pressure | |||
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 120.2 (12.9) | 111.2 (11.1) | <0.001 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | 74.1 (11.4) | 71.7 (9.3) | <0.001 |
| Cardio-metabolic parameters | |||
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | 93.7 (48.5) | 88.5 (45.3) | 0.017 |
| LDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 81.0 (26.0) | 87.9 (26.1) | 0.386 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 39.5 (10.6) | 43.9 (12.8) | <0.001 |
| Glucose (mg/dL) | 84.8 (11.9) | 86.0 (11.5) | 0.010 |
| High metabolic risk N (%) # | 253 (36.5) | 398 (36.0) | 0.826 |
| Life-style | |||
| Tobacco (≥10 cigarettes per week) N, (%) * | 199 (28.7) | 210 (19.0) | 0.548 |
| Alcohol (≥1 times per week) N, (%) * | 378 (54.6) | 430 (38.9) | 0.451 |
| Physical activity (>150 min per week) N, (%) * | 243 (35.1) | 222 (20.1) | 0.001 |
| Adherence to a MedDiet (food consumption) | |||
| Optimal adherence N, (%) * | 76 (11.0) | 124 (11.1) | 0.241 |
| Muscular strength | |||
| Handgrip (kg) | 39.4 (7.1) | 24.0 (4.9) | <0.001 |
| NGS | 0.582 (0.11) | 0.416 (0.09) | <0.001 |
Continuous variables are reported by using means and standard deviations (SD) and categorical variables are reported using proportions N, (%) *. The t-test was used to compare unadjusted means and the chi-square test (χ2) * was used to explore sex-group differences. NGS, normalized grip strength (Handgrip (kg)/body mass (kg)), BMI, body mass index, WC, waist circumference, BF%, Body fat percentage, FMI, fat mass index, WHR, Waist to height ratio, LDL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, MedDiet, KIDMED Mediterranean Diet Quality Index, # High cardio-metabolic risk defined as the presence of at least two abnormalities.