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Table 1 Sociodemographic and key variables of college students living in residence halls (n = 82)

From: Diet, physical activity and screen time but not body mass index are associated with the gut microbiome of a diverse cohort of college students living in university housing: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Age (years) mean ± SD

18.4 ± 0.6

Sex % (n)

 Male

42.7 (35)

 Female

57.3 (47)

Residence hall % (n)

 A

37.8 (31)

 B

62.2 (51)

Race/ethnicity % (n)

 Hispanic

31.7 (26)

 White

39.0 (32)

 Other

29.3 (24)

Body Mass Index (kg/m2) mean ± SD

24.4 ± 5.5

 < 18.5 kg/m2% (n)

6.1 (5)

 18.5–24.9 kg/m2% (n)

57.3 (47)

 25.0–29.9 kg/m2% (n)

22.0 (18)

 ≥  30.0 kg/m2% (n)

14.6 (12)

Dietamedian (IQR)

 Carbohydrates (g)

165.7 (125.1, 240.7)

 Fiber (g)

11.2 (7.6, 14.9)

 Protein (g)

61.8 (42.4, 85.4)

 Fat (g)

63.3 (38.8, 84.8)

Moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (min/day) median (IQR)

55.7 (27.9, 79.3)

Screen time (min/day) median (IQR)

195.0 (195.0, 315.0)

  1. aSample size decreases to n = 68 for diet data due to missing 24-h dietary recalls; IQR, interquartile range; SD, standard deviation