Table 3.
The gender difference of health behaviors among college students
| Different behavior variables | Gender | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Male | Female | P value | |
| ST | < 0.01 | ||
| ≤ 2 h (low) | 1395(27.6) | 1116(16.6) | |
| 2–4 h (medium) | 1557(30.8) | 2149(31.9) | |
| >4 h (high) | 2104(41.6) | 3466(51.5) | |
| PA | < 0.01 | ||
| ≥ 3 d (high) | 1700(33.6) | 1753(26.0) | |
| < 3 d (low) | 3356(66.4) | 4978(74.0) | |
| Soda beverages | < 0.01 | ||
| None | 3524(69.7) | 5061(75.2) | |
| Less than one bottle | 1214(24.0) | 1468(21.8) | |
| One bottle | 223(4.4) | 152(2.3) | |
| Two to three bottles | 67(1.3) | 42(0.6) | |
| More than four bottles | 28(0.6) | 8(0.1) | |
| Tea beverages | < 0.01 | ||
| None | 3524(69.7) | 5061(75.2) | |
| Less than one bottle | 1214(24.0) | 1468(21.8) | |
| One bottle | 223(4.0) | 152(2.3) | |
| Two to three bottles | 67(0.9) | 42(0.6) | |
| More than four bottles | 28(0.5) | 8(0.1) | |
| Chinese herbal medicine | < 0.01 | ||
| No | 4421(87.4) | 6054(89.9) | |
| Yes | 635(12.6) | 677(10.1) | |
| Vitamin | < 0.01 | ||
| No | 3945(78.0) | 5540(82.3) | |
| Yes | 1111(22.0) | 1191(17.7) | |
| Worse vigor than before | < 0.01 | ||
| None | 4095(81.0) | 5333(79.2) | |
| Sometimes | 686(13.6) | 1066(15.8) | |
| Half of the day | 200(4.0) | 214(3.2) | |
| All the time | 75(1.6) | 118(1.8) | |
| Worse appetite than before | < 0.01 | ||
| None | 4429(87.6) | 5920(88.0) | |
| Sometimes | 407(8.0) | 600(8.9) | |
| Half of the day | 159(3.1) | 131(1.9) | |
| All the time | 61(1.2) | 80(1.2) | |
| Meal frequency | < 0.01 | ||
| Decreased | 450(8.9) | 707(10.5) | |
| Increased | 749(14.8) | 842(12.5) | |
| Unchanged | 3857(76.3) | 5182(77.0) | |