Table 1.
Participant characteristics according to their gender presented in numbers (n) and percentages (%).
| Variables | Males (n = 10) |
Females (n = 60) |
Total (n = 70) |
p-value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | |||
| Academic year | 1st | 3 | 30.0 | 7 | 11.7 | 10 | 14.3 | 0.057 |
| 2nd | 4 | 40.0 | 21 | 35.0 | 25 | 35.7 | ||
| 3rd | 0 | 0.0 | 11 | 18.3 | 11 | 15.7 | ||
| 4th | 2 | 20.0 | 18 | 30.0 | 20 | 28.6 | ||
| 5th | 0 | 0.0 | 3 | 5.0 | 3 | 4.3 | ||
| 6th | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.4 | ||
| Place of residence | City | 4 | 40.0 | 24 | 40.0 | 28 | 40.0 | 0.641 |
| Camp/village | 6 | 60.0 | 36 | 60.0 | 42 | 60.0 | ||
| Monthly income | < 1500 NIS | 0 | 0.0 | 1 | 1.7 | 1 | 1.4 | 0.054 |
| 1500–3000 NIS | 1 | 10.0 | 31 | 51.7 | 32 | 45.7 | ||
| > 3000 NIS | 9 | 90.0 | 28 | 46.7 | 37 | 52.9 | ||
| Exercising | Not interested | 7 | 70.0 | 38 | 63.3 | 45 | 64.3 | 0.750 |
| Regularlya | 2 | 20.0 | 10 | 16.7 | 12 | 17.1 | ||
| Irregularly | 1 | 10.0 | 12 | 20.0 | 13 | 18.6 | ||
| BMI categories | Underweight | 2 | 20.0 | 9 | 15.0 | 11 | 15.7 | 0.472 |
| Normal weight | 4 | 40.0 | 33 | 55.0 | 37 | 52.9 | ||
| Overweight | 4 | 40.0 | 13 | 21.7 | 17 | 24.3 | ||
| Obesity | 0 | 0.0 | 5 | 8.3 | 5 | 7.1 | ||
Sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle habits, and body weight status.
NIS, new Israeli Shekel.
a30 min of moderate-intensity exercise at least 5 days per week.