Table 1.
Descriptive statistics and comparison of study variables between genders (n = 1863).
| Study Variable | Total n (%) or Mean ± SD |
Male n (%) or Mean ± SD |
Female n(%) or Mean ± SD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mediterranean diet | |||
| Total MD score | 4.32 ± 2.77 | 4.65 ± 2.77 ## | 4.01 ± 2.74 |
| Poor | 738 (39.6) | 316 (34.9) | 422 (44.1) ** |
| Average | 863 (46.3) | 431 (47.6) | 432 (45.1) |
| Good | 262 (14.1) | 159 (17.5) ** | 103 (10.8) |
| Physical activity (MET) | 4940.06 ± 3953.90 | 5529.30 ±4216.46 ## | 4390.82 ± 3608.93 |
| BMI | 21.20 ± 3.14 | 21.8 ± 3.17 ## | 20.60 ± 2.99 |
| Not overweight | 1683 (91) | 796 (88.5) | 887 (93.3) ** |
| Overweight | 134 (7.2) | 81 (9.0) ** | 53 (5.6) |
| Obese | 33 (1.8) | 22 (2.4) ** | 11 (1.2) |
| Social capital | |||
| Family support | |||
| Low | 226 (12.1) | 110 (12.1) | 116 (12.1) |
| High | 1637 (87.9) | 796 (87.9) | 841 (87.9) |
| Neighborhood trust | |||
| Low | 944 (50.7) | 407 (44.9) | 537 (56.1) |
| High | 919 (49.3) | 499 (55.1) ** | 420 (43.9) |
| Social control | |||
| Low | 1291 (69.3) | 652 (72.0) | 639 (66.8) |
| High | 572 (30.7) | 254 (28.0) | 318 (33.2) * |
| Vertical trust | |||
| Low | 926 (49.7) | 419 (46.2) | 507 (53.0) |
| High | 937 (50.3) | 487 (53.8) ** | 450 (47.0) |
| Horizontal trust | |||
| Low | 859 (46.1) | 360 (39.7) | 499 (52.1) |
| High | 1004 (53.9) | 546 (60.3) ** | 458 (47.9) |
| Reciprocity at school | |||
| Low | 431 (23.1) | 207 (22.8) | 224 (23.4) |
| High | 1432 (76.9) | 699 (77.2) | 733 (76.6) |
Note: *—p of Chi-square test is <0.05; **—<0.01; ##—p of Student’s t test is <0.01.