Table 7.
Percentage of UOS students not meeting the dietary recommendations (n = 122) by gender.
| Total (n = 122) n (%) |
Males (n = 56) n (%) |
Females (n = 66) n (%) |
p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| <10% energy from protein | 7 (5.7) | 1 (1.8) | 6 (9.1) | 0.084 |
| >35% energy from total fat | 59 (48.4) | 31 (55.4) | 28 (42.4) | 0.154 |
| >7% energy from saturated fatty acid | 110 (90.2) | 51 (91.1) | 59 (89.4) | 0.757 |
| >1% energy from trans fat | 78 (63.9) | 39 (69.6) | 39 (59.1) | 0.226 |
| >300 mg/day cholesterol | 35 (28.7) | 28 (50) | 7 (10.6) | < 0.001 |
| >2300 mg/day sodium | 109 (89.3) | 50 (89.3) | 59 (89.4) | 0.985 |
| <4700 mg/day potassium | 122 (100) | 56 (100) | 66 (100) | - a |
a No statistics were computed because (<4700 mg/day potassium) is a constant.