Characteristic | No significant weight gain (n = 123) | Weight gain of ≥ 5% of body weight (n = 36) | p-value |
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Female (%) | 61.8 | 72.2 | 0.25 |
Baseline BMI (kg/m2) | 23.33 ± 3.80 | 21.41 ± 2.8 | 0.005 |
BMI at end of fall semester | 23.53 ± 3.69 | 22.95 ± 3.0 | 0.39 |
Weight change during fall semester (kg) | 0.63 ± 1.57 | 4.52 ± 1.61 | <0.001c |
Height change during fall semester (cm) | 0.08 ± 0.84 | 0.07 ± 0.67 | 0.90 |
Ate breakfast regularlyb (%) | 65.0 | 86.1 | 0.05 |
Ever drank alcoholb (%) | 10.6 | 13.9 | 0.58 |
Ever smoked cigarettesb (%) | 2.4 | 2.8 | 0.91 |
Participated in vigorous exercise most days of the weekb (%) | 23.7 | 12.5 | 0.39 |
Participate in less physical activity in college as compare to high school (%) | 43.6 | 60.7 | 0.05 |
Lived on campus (%) | 63.0 | 79.4 | 0.07 |
Dietary intake as estimated by wave 2 FFQa, b | |||
Calories per day | 1693 ± 598 | 1779 ± 788 | 0.49 |
Energy as a percent of total calories | |||
Protein | 15.80 ± 3.11 | 15.25 ± 3.2 | 0.36 |
Carbohydrate | 53.17 ± 7.69 | 52.68 ± 8.7 | 0.75 |
Fat | 32.79 ± 6.21 | 33.96 ± 6.9 | 0.34 |
Servings of fruit per day | 1.63 ± 1.13 | 1.42 ± 0.98 | 0.34 |
Servings of vegetables per day | 3.53 ± 1.6 | 2.94 ± 1.67 | 0.07 |
Sweetened-carbonated beverages per day | 0.46 ± 0.93 | 0.53 ± 0.78 | 0.66 |
Servings of milk per day | 1.58 ± 0.41 | 1.41 ± 1.14 | 0.50 |
Occasions when junk food was eaten as a snack per day | 0.91 ± 1.0 | 1.11 ± 1.12 | 0.30 |
Dining-hall meals eaten per week | 3.3 ± 5.3 | 5.4 ± 7.0 | 0.059 |
Fast food meals eaten per week | 1.35 ± 2.17 | 1.69 ± 2.19 | 0.40 |
Hours of sleep per night | 8.65 ± 1.12 | 7.38 ± 2.24 | 0.006c |