Table 1 Participants’ characteristics of the entire sample and by the level of adherence to the MD
Variables | Adherence to the MDa | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All | Low | Medium | High | P-value | |
(n = 1485) | (n = 499) | (n = 695) | (n = 291) |  | |
KIDMED score | 5.0 (3.0–7.0) | 2.0 (1.0–3.0)c | 5.0 (4.0–6.0)b | 9.0 (8.0–9.0)a | < 0.001 § |
Age (years) | 21.0 (19.0–22.0) | 21.0 (19.0–22.0) c | 21.0 (19.0–22.0)b | 21.0 (20.0–23.0) a | < 0.001 § |
Gender |  |  |  |  | 0.001 †|
Men | 557 (37.5) | 153 (30.7) | 273 (39.3) | 131 (45.0) | Â |
Women | 876 (59.0) | 321 (64.3) | 400 (57.6) | 155 (53.3) | Â |
Not-binary/third gender | 44 (3.0) | 22 (4.4) | 18 (2.6) | 4 (1.4) | Â |
Prefer not to say | 8 (0.5) | 3 (0.6) | 4 (0.6) | 1 (0.3) | Â |
Geographical area of university location |  |  |  |  | 0.354 †|
Northeast | 317 (21.3) | 107 (21.4) | 145 (20.9) | 65 (22.3) | Â |
Midwest | 316 (21.3) | 105 (21.0) | 138 (19.9) | 73 (25.1) | Â |
South | 598 (40.3) | 195 (39.1) | 299 (43.0) | 104 (35.7) | Â |
West | 254 (17.1) | 92 (18.4) | 113 (16.3) | 49 (16.8) | Â |
Geographical area of origin |  |  |  |  | 0.310 †|
Northeast | 308 (20.7) | 106 (21.2) | 136 (19.6) | 66 (22.7) | Â |
Midwest | 327 (22.0) | 110 (22.0) | 145 (20.9) | 72 (24.7) | Â |
South | 599 (40.3) | 192 (38.5) | 303 (43.6) | 104 (35.7) | Â |
West | 251 (16.9) | 91 (18.2) | 111 (16.0) | 49 (16.8) | Â |
Academic status |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 †|
Undergraduate student | 989 (66.6) | 391 (78.4) | 431 (62.0) | 167 (57.4) | Â |
Graduate student | 483 (32.5) | 105 (21.0) | 256 (36.8) | 122 (41.9) | Â |
Other (college students) | 13 (0.9) | 3 (0.6) | 8 (1.2) | 2 (0.7) | Â |
Field of study |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 †|
Food | 211 (14.2) | 45 (9.0) | 109 (15.7) | 57 (19.6) | Â |
Medicine | 185 (12.5) | 62 (12.4) | 87 (12.5) | 36 (12.4) | Â |
Scientific-Technological | 378 (25.5) | 117 (23.4) | 182 (26.2) | 79 (27.1) | Â |
Human-Social | 683 (46.0) | 265 (53.1) | 304 (43.7) | 114 (39.2) | Â |
Other | 28 (1.9) | 10 (2.0) | 13 (1.9) | 5 (1.7) | Â |
Living place typology |  |  |  |  | 0.023 †|
In campus | 293 (19.7) | 93 (18.6) | 131 (18.8) | 69 (23.7) | Â |
Outside campus by myself | 193 (13.0) | 51 (10.2) | 99 (14.2) | 43 (14.8) | Â |
Outside campus with my partner | 135 (9.1) | 45 (9.0) | 60 (8.6) | 30 (10.3) | Â |
Outside campus with my roommates | 213 (14.3) | 61 (12.2) | 112 (16.1) | 40 (13.7) | Â |
Parents’ house | 611 (41.1) | 238 (47.7) | 272 (39.1) | 101 (34.7) |  |
Other | 40 (2.7) | 11 (2.2) | 21 (3.0) | 8 (2.7) | Â |
Financial situation |  |  |  |  | 0.017 †|
Not enough to get by | 99 (6.7) | 45 (9.0) | 45 (6.5) | 9 (3.1) | Â |
Just enough to get by | 495 (33.3) | 178 (35.7) | 228 (32.8) | 89 (30.6) | Â |
Worry about money for fun and extras | 610 (41.1) | 188 (37.7) | 286 (41.2) | 136 (46.7) | Â |
Never have to worry about money | 221 (14.9) | 65 (13.0) | 107 (15.4) | 49 (16.8) | Â |
I prefer not to answer | 60 (4.0) | 23 (4.6) | 29 (4.2) | 8 (2.7) | Â |
MVPA recommendation |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 †|
Not met | 770 (51.9) | 329 (65.9) | 343 (49.4) | 98 (33.7) | Â |
Met | 715 (48.1) | 170 (34.1) | 352 (50.6) | 193 (66.3) | Â |
Attendance at the university canteen in the last 6 months |  |  |  |  | < 0.001 †|
Never/rarely | 444 (29.9) | 207 (41.5) | 196 (28.2) | 41 (14.1) | Â |
< 1 time/week | 215 (14.5) | 62 (12.4) | 113 (16.3) | 40 (13.7) |  |
1–2 times/week | 271 (18.2) | 66 (13.2) | 148 (21.3) | 57 (19.6) |  |
3–4 times/week | 279 (18.8) | 80 (16.0) | 138 (19.9) | 61 (21.0) |  |
5–6 times/week | 132 (8.9) | 31 (6.2) | 51 (7.3) | 50 (17.2) |  |
Once per day or more | 144 (9.7) | 53 (10.6) | 49 (7.1) | 42 (14.4) | Â |
Pregnancy or breastfeeding |  |  |  |  | 0.690 †|
Yes | 26 (1.8) | 10 (2.0) | 10 (1.4) | 6 (2.1) | Â |
No | 1459 (98.2) | 489 (98.0) | 685 (98.6) | 285 (97.9) | Â |
Presence of pathologies, food intolerances or allergies |  |  |  |  | 0.857 †|
Yes | 525 (35.4) | 178 (35.7) | 241 (34.7) | 106 (36.4) | Â |
No | 960 (64.6) | 321 (64.3) | 454 (65.3) | 185 (63.6) | Â |