Excess Weight and Body Fat Percentage Associated with Waist Circumference as a Cardiometabolic Risk Factor in University Students

Table 1

Number and percentages of students according to their sociodemographic characteristics.

Variable	Women		Men		Total		X^2	value
	N	%	n	%	n	%
Age (years)
20–25	619	53.3	385	43.5	1004	49.0	19.384	<0.001
26–29	543	46.7	501	56.5	1044	51.0
Nationality
Peruvian	1060	91.2	811	91.5	1871	91.4	0.062	0.803
Foreign	102	8.8	75	8.5	177	8.6
Civil status
Single	1150	99.0	859	97.0	2009	98.1	10.923	0.001
Married	12	1.0	27	3.0	39	1.9
Faculty of study
Business	176	15.1	123	13.9	299		353.653	<0.001
Engineering	280	24.1	319	36.0	599	29.2
Education	121	10.4	67	7.6	188	9.2
Health sciences	585	50.3	204	23.0	789	38.5
Theology	0	0.0	173	19.5	173	8.4

(significant).