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Table 2 Health behaviour in the study sample by sex

From: Health-related locus of control and health behaviour among university students in North Rhine Westphalia, Germany

  

Female N=1699

Male N=1522

 

Health behaviour

 

N

%

N

%

p-value

Smoking

Non-smoker

1081

63.6

918

60.3

0.145

 

Ex-smoker

219

12.9

228

15.0

 

Smoker

378

22.2

341

22.4

 

Missing

21

1.2

35

2.3

Alcohol

Never

16

0.9

65

4.3

<0.001

 

Less than once a week

673

39.6

305

20.0

 

Once a week

470

27.7

394

25.9

 

Several times every week

334

19.7

638

41.9

 

At least every day

16

0.9

65

4.3

 

Missing

7

0.4

11

0.7

Drug consumption

No drug intake

1539

90.6

1275

83.8

<0.001

 

Drug intake

117

6.9

198

13.0

 

Missing

43

2.5

49

3.2

BMI

Underweight

129

7.6

18

1.2

<0.001

 

Normal weight

1305

76.8

1137

74.7

 

Overweight

205

12.1

352

23.1

 

Missing

60

3.5

15

1.0

Physical activity

at least 3 times a week

539

31.7

780

51.2

<0.001

 

1 to 2 times a week

691

40.7

463

30.4

 

Less than once a week

461

27.1

263

17.3

 

Missing

8

0.5

16

1.1

Importance of healthy nutrition

Very important

429

25.3

292

19.2

<0.001

 

Somewhat important

825

48.6

596

39.2

 

Important

374

22.0

432

28.4

 

Somewhat unimportant

59

3.5

142

9.3

 

Very unimportant

10

0.6

52

3.4

 

Missing

2

0.1

8

0.5