Obesity, unhealthy dietary habits and sedentary behaviors among university students in Sudan: growing risks for chronic diseases in a poor country

Table 3 Meal patterns and snacking among Sudanese university students according to gender

Meal/snacking	Male		Female		P value	Total
Meal/snacking	N	%	N	%	P value	N	%
Breakfast intake
Daily	156	85.2	186	85.7	<0.895	342	85.5
Infrequently	27	14.8	31	14.3		58	14.5
Place of breakfast
At home	17	9.3	18	8.3	<0.725	35	8.8
At university	166	90.7	199	91.7		365	91.2
Lunch intake
Daily	81	44.3	119	54.8	<0.019	200	50.0
Infrequently	76	41.5	79	36.4		155	38.8
Never	26	14.2	19	8.8		45	11.2
Supper intake
Daily	115	62.8	75	34.6	<0.001	190	47.5
Infrequently	48	26.2	95	43.8		143	35.8
Never	20	11.0	47	21.6		67	16.7
Morning snack intake
Always	34	18.6	41	18.9	<0.136	75	18.8
Sometimes	68	37.2	103	47.5		171	42.8
Never	81	44.2	73	33.6		154	38.4
Afternoon snack intake
Always	20	10.9	27	12.4	<0.468	47	11.8
Sometimes	46	25.1	59	27.2		105	26.2
Never	117	64.0	131	60.4		248	62.0

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