Table 1

Characteristics of the participants (means ± SD)

Variable
Total
Males
Females

Number of Students
N = 220
N = 96
N = 124
Age (years)
20 ± 1.9
20 ± 2.0
20 ± 1.8
Weight (kg)
67.7 ± 15.8
79.6 ± 12.8
58.6 ± 11.2
Height (cm)
168.0 ± 10.0
177.0 ± 10.0
162.0 ± 10.0
BMI
23.6 ± 4.1
25.3 ± 3.7
22.2 ± 3.9
% Body Fat
23.7 ± 8.2
17.8 ± 4.5
28.3 ± 7.4

Yahia et al. Nutrition Journal 2008 7:32   doi:10.1186/1475-2891-7-32