From: Dietary patterns of university students in the UK: a cross-sectional study
 | Number | Percentage (%)a |
---|---|---|
Gender | ||
 Male | 384 | 26.5 |
 Female | 1064 | 73.5 |
Age (years) | ||
 17–21 | 873 | 60.3 |
 22–25 | 412 | 28.5 |
 26–30 | 163 | 11.3 |
BMI (kg.m−2) | ||
 < 18.5 | 112 | 7.7 |
 18.5–24.9 | 1000 | 69.1 |
 25–29.9 | 220 | 15.2 |
 ≥30 | 76 | 5.2 |
Leisure-time physical activity | ||
 Not very active | 473 | 32.7 |
 Moderately active | 748 | 51.7 |
 Very active | 227 | 15.7 |
University attended | ||
 University of Sheffield | 567 | 39.2 |
 Ulster University | 443 | 30.6 |
 KCL | 305 | 21.1 |
 University of Southampton | 79 | 5.5 |
 University of St Andrews | 54 | 3.7 |
Faculty of study | ||
 Arts | 252 | 17.4 |
 Social science | 285 | 19.7 |
 Engineering | 109 | 7.5 |
 Science | 212 | 14.6 |
 Medicine and health | 521 | 36.0 |
Full or part time status | ||
 Full time | 1394 | 96.3 |
 Part time | 54 | 3.7 |
Year of study | ||
 1st year undergraduate | 489 | 33.8 |
 2nd year undergraduate | 301 | 20.8 |
 3rd year undergraduate | 264 | 18.2 |
 4th or higher year undergraduate | 136 | 9.4 |
 Postgraduate | 245 | 16.9 |
Other | 13 | 0.9 |
 Term-time residence | ||
 University catered accommodation | 58 | 4.0 |
 University self-catered accommodation | 340 | 23.5 |
 Private accommodation with other friends/students | 610 | 42.1 |
 Private accommodation on own | 63 | 4.4 |
 With parents/relatives | 205 | 14.2 |
 With partner | 107 | 7.4 |
 With parents/partner & children | 48 | 3.3 |
 With children only | 9 | 0.6 |
 Other | 8 | 0.6 |
Ethnic background | ||
 White British | 911 | 62.9 |
 White Irish | 235 | 16.2 |
 Other White ethnicity | 139 | 9.6 |
 Mixed ethnicity | 45 | 3.1 |
 Asian/Asian British | 69 | 4.8 |
 Black/African/Caribbean/Black British | 15 | 1.0 |
 Other | 16 | 1.1 |
 Would rather not say | 18 | 1.2 |
Mother’s level of education | ||
 CSE | 80 | 5.5 |
 Vocational | 59 | 4.1 |
 O Level | 184 | 12.7 |
 A Level | 96 | 6.6 |
 Degree | 342 | 23.6 |
 Would rather not say | 120 | 8.3 |
 Not askedb | 567 | 39.2 |
Smoking habits | ||
 Never smoker | 1090 | 75.3 |
 Ex-smoker | 72 | 5.0 |
 Social smoker | 192 | 13.3 |
 Regular smoker | 94 | 6.5 |