Table 1. Sociodemographic profile of the participating students (N=351).
Sociodemographic variable | Frequency (%) |
Gender | |
Male | 93 (26.5) |
Female | 258 (73.5) |
Year of education | |
First year | 66 (18.8) |
Second year | 81 (23.0) |
Third year | 78 (22.2) |
Fourth year | 82 (23.4) |
Final year | 44 (12.5) |
Living status | |
With parents | 267 (76) |
At hostel | 84 (24) |
Medical college | |
Public | 170 (48.5) |
Private | 181 (51.5) |
Family history | |
Obesity | 124 (35.3) |
Diabetes mellitus | 224 (63.8) |
Hypertension | 198 (56.4) |
Ischemic heart disease | 204 (58.1) |
Age in years (Mean ± SD) | 21.345 ± 1.4709 |