Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of study participants.
| Variables | Sex | p-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Female | Male | |||
| Age (years) | ||||
| M ± SD Min–Max |
17.7 ± 0.9 16–19 |
17.9 ± 0.9 15–19 |
0.043 | |
| Height (cm) | ||||
| M ± SD Min–Max |
165.9 ± 6.0 149–181 |
179.4 ± 6.4 164–194 |
<0.001 | |
| Weight (kg) | ||||
| M ± SD Min–Max |
59.8 ± 10.1 38.8–101.6 |
71.9 ± 11.8 46.2–106.9 |
<0.001 | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | ||||
| M ± SD Min–Max |
21.7 ± 3.4 16.2–37.3 |
22.3 ± 3.1 16.7–33.1 |
0.036 | |
| Classification by BMI, n (%) | ||||
| Underweight | 24 (13.3%) | 7 (5.5%) | 0.170 | |
| Normal | 128 (71.1%) | 99 (78.0%) | ||
| Overweight | 24 (13.3%) | 18 (14.2%) | ||
| Obesity | 4 (2.2%) | 3 (2.4%) | ||
| Unhealthy diet index (point) | ||||
| M ± SD Min–Max |
11.6 ± 7.7 0.4–60.6 |
17.2 ± 11.0 2.1–54.0 |
<0.001 | |
| Unhealthy diet index, n (%) | ||||
| Small | 153 (99.4%) | 102 (91.9%) | 0.002 | |
| Moderate | 1 (0.7%) | 9 (8.1%) | ||
| Big | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | ||
| Pro-health diet index (point) | ||||
| M ± SD Min–Max |
21.6 ± 10.3 3.0–51.8 |
20.6 ± 11.5 3.8–75.0 |
0.212 | |
| Pro-health diet index, n (%) | ||||
| Small | 133 (86.4%) | 99 (89.2%) | 0.335 | |
| Moderate | 21 (13.6%) | 11 (9.9%) | ||
| Big | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.9%) | ||