Table 2 Lifestyle, dietary and behavioral factors of university students in Amhara region, Ethiopia, 2021, (n = 791)
Variables | Category | Frequency | Percent (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Types of food consumed | Fasting | 542 | 68.5 |
Spicy | 96 | 12.1 | |
Fatty | 73 | 9.2 | |
Fried and cooked | 80 | 10.1 | |
Place of feeding | University cafe | 602 | 76.1 |
Non-cafe | 189 | 23.9 | |
Skip of breakfast | Yes | 382 | 48.3 |
No | 409 | 51.7 | |
Time of sleep after dinner | < 2 h | 202 | 25.5 |
≥ 2 h | 589 | 74.5 | |
Quick eating | Yes | 411 | 52 |
No | 380 | 48 | |
Smoke cigarette | Yes | 53 | 6.6 |
No | 738 | 93.4 | |
Alcohol consumption | Yes | 298 | 37.6 |
No | 493 | 62.4 | |
Length of sleep per day | < 7 h | 403 | 50.9 |
≥ 7 h | 388 | 49.1 | |
Use antipain | Yes | 145 | 18.3 |
No | 646 | 81.7 | |
Types of antipain used | Paracetamol | 93 | 64.1 |
NSAIDs/analgesics (diclofenac, ibuprofen) | 52 | 35.9 | |
Chew khat | Yes | 78 | 9.9 |
No | 713 | 90.1 | |
Consumption of tea | Yes | 387 | 48.9 |
No | 404 | 51.1 | |
Consumption of coffee | Yes | 309 | 39.1 |
No | 482 | 60.9 | |
Soft drink consumption | Yes | 289 | 36.5 |
No | 502 | 63.5 |