Knowledge, Awareness, and Practices toward Colorectal Cancer and Its Dietary and Lifestyle-Related Risk Factors among Jordanian University Students: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic, educational, anthropometric, and lifestyle characteristics of the study participants ().
Variable
Frequency
Percent (%)
Sex
Female
580
73.0
Male
215
27.0
Age group (year)
18-24
678
85.3
25-30
67
8.4
>30
50
6.3
Marital status
Single
719
90.4
Married
72
9.1
Divorced
2
0.3
Widowed
2
0.3
Living place
In-campus (dorms)
29
3.6
Out-campus with family
733
92.2
Out campus with friends
33
4.2
Monthly allowance (JOD/month)
Less than 50 JD
239
30.1
60-100 JD
296
37.2
More than 100 JD
260
32.7
Variable
Frequency
Percent (%)
Campus
Humanities schools
242
30.4
Medical schools
162
20.4
Sciences School
391
49.2
Educational level
1st year
111
14.0
2nd year
195
24.5
3rd year
91
11.4
4th year
299
37.6
5th year
35
4.4
Higher education MSc & PhD
64
8.1
()
Minimum
Maximum
BMI (kg/m2)
16.24
49.59
Variable
Frequency
Percent (%)
BMI ()
Underweight (18.49 and less)
62
7.8
Normal weight (18.5–24.9)
508
63.9
Overweight (25.0–29.9)
157
19.7
Obese (30.0 and above)
68
8.6
Physical activity
Never
149
18.7
Less than 30-60 min, one time weekly
174
21.9
30-60 min, 1-3 times weekly
207
26.0
30-60 min, 4-6 times weekly
110
13.8
30-60 min, once daily
85
10.7
More than 30-60 min, once daily
70
8.8
Smoking status
No
449
56.5
Yes
346
43.5
GCC: the Gulf Cooperation Council countries; JD: Jordanian dinar; MSc: master’s level; PhD: doctor of philosophy level; S.D.: standard deviation; kg: kilograms; cm: centimeters; m: meters; BMI: body mass index; min: minutes.
