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Table 1 Description of the study sample

From: Comparative physical activity as a global question to assess physical activity among university students

 

Total

[% (n)]

Male

[% (n)]

Female

[% (n)]

p-value

Sex

100.0 (689)

30.5 (210)

69.5 (479)

 

Age

   

.081

 ≤ 20

24.2 (167)

19.0 (40)

26.5 (127)

 

 21–22

24.7 (170)

22.9 (48)

25.5 (122)

 

 23–24

27.3 (188)

30.5 (64)

25.9 (124)

 

 ≥ 25

23.8 (164)

27.6 (58)

22.1 (106)

 

Family Status

   

.296

 Relationship

56.3 (388)

53.3 (112)

57.6 (276)

 

 No Relationship

43.7 (301)

46.7 (98)

42.4 (203)

 

Immigrant Background

   

.513

 Yes

13.9 (96)

15.2 (32)

13.4 (64)

 

 No

86.1 (593)

84.8 (178)

86.6 (415)

 

BMI

   

<.001

 Underweight

4.9 (34)

0.5 (1)

6.9 (33)

 

 Normal weight

81.8 (563)

81.0 (170)

82.2 (393)

 

 Overweight

13.2 (91)

18.6 (39)

10.9 (52)

 

Kind of University

   

.301

 University

82.7 (570)

84.3 (177)

82.0 (393)

 

 University of Applied Sciences

12.3 (85)

11.4 (24)

12.7 (61)

 

 Dual University

0.7 (5)

1.4 (3)

0.4 (2)

 

 Others

4.2 (29)

2.9 (6)

4.8 (23)

 

Field of study

   

<.001

 Politics and Social Sciences

12.5 (86)

9.5 (20)

13.8 (66)

 

 Education

4.4 (30)

5.7 (12)

3.8 (18)

 

 Medicine and Health Sciences

53.6 (369)

49.5 (104)

55.3 (265)

 

 Natural Sciences and Maths

4.8 (33)

6.2 (13)

4.2 (20)

 

 Law

6.7 (46)

10.0 (21)

5.2 (25)

 

 Linguistic and Cultural Studies

5.2 (36)

1.9 (4)

6.7 (32)

 

 Psychology

4.4 (30)

3.3 (7)

4.8 (23)

 

 Sport Sciences

6.2 (43)

9.0 (19)

5.0 (24)

 

 Others

2.3 (16)

4.8 (10)

1.3 (6)

 

Number of Semesters

   

.361

 1–3

34.9 (234)

31.2 (64)

36.5 (170)

 

 4–5

18.9 (127)

20.5 (42)

18.2 (85)

 

 6–9

27.9 (187)

26.8 (55)

28.3 (132)

 

 10+

18.3 (123)

21.5 (44)

17.0 (79)

 

Sport activity per week

   

<.001

 None

8.1 (56)

7.1 (15)

8.6 (41)

 

 Less than one hour

8.6 (59)

7.6 (16)

9.0 (43)

 

 1–2 h

17.9 (123)

11.9 (25)

20.5 (98)

 

 2–4 h

30.3 (209)

23.8 (50)

33.2 (159)

 

 More than 4 h

35.1 (242)

43.0 (104)

28.8 (138)

 

General self-rated general health

   

.933

 Very good/good

86.5 (596)

86.7 (182)

86.4 (414)

 

 Very poor/poor/fair

13.5 (93)

13.3 (28)

13.6 (65)

 

General self-rated mental health

   

.135

 Very good/good

76.3 (526)

80.0 (168)

74.7 (358)

 

 Very poor/poor/fair

23.7 (163)

20.0 (42)

25.3 (121)

 

General self-rated physical health

   

.299

 Very good/good

81.0 (558)

83.3 (175)

80.0 (383)

 

 Very poor/poor/fair

19.0 (131)

16.7 (35)

20.0 (96)