Table 2 Body types in their freshman and senior years
From: Association of hypertension with changes in the body mass index of university students
Sex | Academic year | Body types | All subjects | Non-hypertensive subjects in freshmen | SS&SCCS | SHSS | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Male | Freshman year | Underweight | 275 (6.7) | 259 (6.9) | 241 (12.0) | 34 (1.6) | *** |
Normal weight | 3348 (81.7) | 3111 (82.8) | 1537 (76.4) | 1817 (86.7) | |||
Overweight | 397 (9.7) | 335 (8.9) | 188 (9.4) | 209 (10.0) | |||
Obese | 78 (1.9) | 52 (1.4) | 43 (2.2) | 35 (1.7) | |||
Senior year | Underweight | 233 (5.7) | 218 (5.8) | 198 (9.9) | 35 (1.7) | *** | |
Normal weight | 3302 (80.6) | 3067 (81.6) | 1577 (78.7) | 1725 (82.3) | |||
Overweight | 485 (11.8) | 420 (11.2) | 196 (9.8) | 289 (13.8) | |||
Obese | 78 (1.9) | 52 (1.4) | 32 (1.6) | 46 (2.2) | |||
Female | Freshman year | Underweight | 167 (8.0) | 166 (8.1) | 125 (12.1) | 42 (4.0) | *** |
Normal weight | 1784 (85.8) | 1770 (86.0) | 845 (82.1) | 939 (89.3) | |||
Overweight | 116 (5.6) | 110 (5.3) | 48 (4.7) | 68 (6.5) | |||
Obese | 13 (0.6) | 12 (0.6) | 11 (1.1) | 2 (0.2) | |||
Senior year | Underweight | 227 (10.9) | 226 (11.0) | 168 (16.3) | 59 (5.6) | *** | |
Normal weight | 1715 (82.5) | 1702 (82.7) | 804 (78.1) | 911 (86.7) | |||
Overweight | 127 (6.1) | 119 (5.8) | 50 (4.9) | 77 (7.3) | |||
Obese | 11 (0.5) | 11 (0.5) | 7 (0.7) | 4 (0.4) |