Table 7 Association between weight management practice and demographic characteristics of Healthcare students
Healthcare students characters | No healthcare students | Weight management practice levels | p-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Good Practice | Poor Practice | |||
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Male | Healthcare students | 154 | 128 | Â |
| Â | % within gender % within two levels | 58.9% 66.7% | 41.1% 56% | 0.21 |
Female | Healthcare students % within gender % within two levels | 95 47.7% 33.3% | 79 44% 52.3% | Â |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â |
20–22 | Healthcare students % within a year of study % within two levels | 97.2 62.4% 44.6% | 80.8 37.6% 32.4% |  |
23–25 | Healthcare students % within a year of study % within two levels | 81.9 52% 31.3% | 68.1 48% 34.8% | 0.20 |
26–27 | Healthcare students % within a year of study % within two levels | 69.9 46.9% 24.1% | 58.1 53.1% 32.9% |  |
Professional classification | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Emergency medical services | Healthcare students % within a professional classification | 109.8 45.8% | 91.2 54.2% | Â |
| Â | % within two levels | 36.9% | 52.7% | 0.01 |
Nursing | Healthcare students % within a professional classification % within two levels | 86.8 69.8% 44.6% | 72.2 30.2% 23.2% | Â |
Pharmacy | Healthcare students % within a professional classification % within two levels | 52.4 47.9% 18.5% | 43.6 52.1% 24.2% | Â |
Chronic disease? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | Healthcare students % within chronic disease % within two levels | 45.3 60.2% 20.1% | 37.7 39.8% 15.9% | Â |
No | Healthcare students % within chronic disease % within two levels | 203.7 53.4% 79.9% | 169.3 46.6% 84.1% | 0.274 |
Physically active? | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | healthcare students % within physical activity % within two levels | 181.3 55.1% 73.5% | 150.7 44.9% 72% | Â |
No | healthcare students % within physical activity % within two levels | 67.7 53.2% 26.5% | 56.3 46.8% 28% | 0.752 |
History of weight loss | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Yes | Healthcare students % within undergone weight loss % within two levels | 28.9 34% 7.2% | 24.1 66% 16.9% | Â |
No | Healthcare students % within undergone weight loss % within two levels | 105.4 45.1% 34.9% | 87.6 54.9% 51.2% | 0.01 |
Not obese or overweight | Healthcare students % within undergone weight loss % within two levels | 114.7 68.6% 57.8% | 95.3 31.4% 31.9% | Â |
Body Mass Index (BMI) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Underweight (< 18.5) | Healthcare students % within BMI % within two levels | 61.2 62.5% 28.1% | 50.8 37.5% 20.3% |  |
Normal weight (18.5–24.9) | Healthcare students % within BMI % within two levels | 116.3 58.2% 49.8% | 96.7 41.8% 43% | 0.008 |
Overweight (25–29.9) | Healthcare students % within BMI % within two levels | 58.4 40.2% 17.3% | 48.6 59.8% 30.9% |  |
Obese (> 30 ) | Healthcare students % within BMI % within two levels | 13.1 50% 4.8% | 10.9 50% 4.8% |  |