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Table 5 Sedentary behaviors and sleeping hours among Sudanese university students according to gender

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

Sedentary behavior

Male

Female

P value

Total

N

%

N

%

N

%

Hours watching television/day

 Do not watch

64

35.0

65

30.0

<0.039

129

32.3

 <3

63

34.4

59

27.1

 

122

30.5

 3+

56

30.6

93

42.9

 

149

37.2

Hours using internet/day

 Do not use

30

16.4

49

22.6

<0.001

79

19.8

 <3

56

30.6

30

13.8

 

86

21.5

 3+

97

53.0

138

63.6

 

235

58.7

Sleeping hours/day

 <7

62

33.9

50

23.0

<0.016

112

28.0

 7+

121

66.1

167

77.0

 

288

72.0