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Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of participants

From: Evaluation of food insecurity and its association with food consumption and some variables among college students

Variables

Number (%)

Gender

 

 Female

599 (52.1%)

 Male

550 (47.9%)

Living situation

 

 Home

567 (49.3%)

 Dormitory

582 (50.7%)

Income status

 

 Income more than expenses

229 (19.9%)

 Income equal to expenses

646 (56.3%)

 Income less than expenses

274 (23.8%)

Chronic disease status

 

 Yes

261 (22.7%)

 No

888 (77.3%)

 

\(\overline {{\text{X}}}\) ± SD

BMI classification

 

Underweight(< 18.50 kg/m2)

105 (9.1%)

Normal (18.50–24.99 kg/m2)

834 (72.6%)

Overweight (25.00–29.99 kg/m2)

171 (14.9%)

Obese (≥ 30.0 kg/m2)

39 (3.4%)

  1. \(\bar{X}\) mean; SD Standard deviation; BMI Body mass index