Table 1 Characteristics of survey respondents by academic year
All (n = 2781) | Freshmen (n = 860) | Sophomore (n = 636) | Junior (n = 577) | Senior (n = 694) | P value4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | ||
Gender | 0.17 | |||||
Male | 855 (30.9) | 274 (31.9) | 168 (26.4) | 192 (33.3) | 220 (31.7) | |
Female | 1883 (68.0) | 577 (67.2) | 459 (72.2) | 380 (65.9) | 465 (67.0) | |
Other5 | 31 (1.1) | 8 (0.9) | 9 (1.4) | 5 (0.9) | 9 (1.3) | |
US born | 0.13 | |||||
Yes | 2602 (94.1) | 811 (94.7) | 604 (95.1) | 529 (92.2) | 655 (94.0) | |
No | 163 (5.9) | 45 (5.3) | 31 (4.9) | 45 (7.8) | 42 (6.0) | |
Race | 0.02 | |||||
White | 2212 (79.5) | 656 (76.3) | 506 (79.6) | 472 (81.7) | 576 (82.6) | |
Black/African American | 107 (3.8) | 41 (4.8) | 23 (3.6) | 18 (3.1) | 25 (3.6) | |
Asians | 201 (7.2) | 80 (9.3) | 54 (8.5) | 30 (5.2) | 36 (5.2) | |
Other | 261 (9.4) | 83 (9.7) | 53 (8.3) | 58 (10.0) | 60 (8.6) | |
No. of meals per day | 0.63 | |||||
Less than 3 meals | 1400 (50.4) | 428 (49.8) | 322 (50.7) | 302 (52.4) | 341 (48.9) | |
3 or more meals | 1378 (49.6) | 432 (50.2) | 313 (49.3) | 274 (47.6) | 356 (51.1) | |
Fast food consumption per week | < 0.001 | |||||
At least once | 1550 (55.7) | 407 (47.3) | 324 (50.9) | 357 (61.8) | 456 (65.4) | |
Never | 1231 (44.3) | 453 (52.7) | 312 (49.1) | 221 (38.2) | 241 (34.6) | |
Sweetened beverages consumption | < 0.001 | |||||
At least once/week | 2126 (76.4) | 699 (81.3) | 495 (77.8) | 420 (72.7) | 505 (72.5) | |
Never | 655 (23.6) | 161 (18.7) | 141 (22.2) | 158 (27.3) | 192 (27.5) | |
Alcoholic beverages consumption | < 0.001 | |||||
At least once/week | 1655 (59.5) | 385 (44.8) | 365 (57.4) | 362 (62.6) | 536 (76.9) | |
Never | 1126 (40.5) | 475 (55.2) | 271 (42.6) | 216 (37.4) | 161 (23.1) | |
Tobacco products consumption | 0.06 | |||||
Yes | 597 (21.5) | 207 (24.2) | 129 (20.3) | 127 (22.0) | 130 (18.7) | |
No | 2179 (78.5) | 650 (75.8) | 507 (79.7) | 451 (78.0) | 565 (81.3) | |
Reported retrospective weight status upon starting the university | 0.09 | |||||
Normal weight1 | 1734 (65.7) | 550 (68.5) | 387 (65.0) | 346 (62.3) | 446 (65.9) | |
Overweight/Obese1 | 753 (28.5) | 208 (25.9) | 181 (30.4) | 177 (31.9) | 183 (27) | |
Underweight1 | 152 (5.8) | 45 (5.6) | 27 (4.5) | 32 (5.8) | 48 (7.1) | |
Current weight status | 0.03 | |||||
Normal weight | 1738 (64.1) | 575 (68.8) | 389 (63.3) | 354 (62.5) | 415 (60.6) | |
Overweight/Obese | 842 (31.0) | 218 (26.1) | 198 (32.2) | 187 (33.0) | 234 (34.2) | |
Underweight | 132 (4.9) | 43 (5.1) | 28 (4.6) | 25 (4.4) | 36 (5.3) | |
Perceived weight change since starting at the university | < 0.001 | |||||
I ncreased | 947 (35.1) | 187 (22.6) | 198 (32.3) | 204 (36.1) | 358 (52.0) | |
Remained same | 1126 (41.8) | 452 (54.5) | 246 (40.1) | 237 (41.9) | 191 (27.8) | |
Decreased | 622 (23.1) | 190 (22.9) | 169 (27.6) | 124 (21.9) | 139 (20.2) | |
Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exercise (1–10; Never—daily) | 5.3 (2.7) | 5.4 (2.6) | 5.3 (2.7) | 5.3 (2.7) | 5.4 (2.6) | 0.81 |
Psychosocial well-being (1–10; low–high) | 5.3 (1.4) | 5.5 (1.4) | 5.2 (1.5) | 5.2 (1.5) | 5.4 (1.4) | 0.01 |
Retrospective BMI2 | 23.8 (5.1) | – | 24.1 (5.1) | 24.0 (5.2) | 23.6 (5.2) | 0.14 |
Current BMI3 | 24.1 (5.1) | 23.6 (4.9) | 24.1 (5.0) | 24.3 (5.1) | 24.5 (5.4) | 0.01 |