Table 2 Frequencies of reported behaviors and outcomes by food security status among college freshmen across time points
Time 1, n(%) | Time 2, n(%) | Time 3, n(%) | Time 4, n(%) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | FSa | FIa | FSa | FIa | FSa | FIa | FSa | FIa | |
Weight status | |||||||||
Overweight/obese | Yes | 242 (30) | 108 (35) | 108 (36) | 67 (42) | 89 (35) | 42 (35) | 73 (34) | 50 (42) |
Eating behaviors | |||||||||
Breakfast consumptionT1,T2,T4 | ≥4 times /week | 510 (63) | 148 (46) | 196 (55) | 70 (36) | 187 (64) | 69 (51) | 138 (53) | 49 (35) |
Evening meal consumptionT1,T2,T3, T4 | 7 times /week | 709 (88) | 236 (74) | 299 (84) | 137 (71) | 257 (88) | 105 (78) | 219 (85) | 92 (66) |
Fast food consumption | ≥2 times /week | 209 (26) | 100 (31) | 59 (16) | 45 (23) | 68 (23) | 40 (30) | 56 (22) | 42 (30) |
Fruit/vegetable consumptionT1 | ≥4 servings /day | 349 (43) | 109 (34) | 142 (40) | 57 (29) | 131 (45) | 60 (44) | 117 (45) | 49 (35) |
DSQb – fruits and vegetables | > 2 cups/day | 473 (58) | 180 (56) | 184 (52) | 79 (42) | 167 (58) | 69 (51) | 124 (48) | 57 (41) |
DSQb - dairy | > 1.5 cups/day | 488 (60) | 188 (59) | 186 (52) | 89 (47) | 117 (40) | 58 (43) | 115 (45) | 58 (42) |
DSQb – added sugars | > 16 tsp./day | 420 (52) | 163 (51) | 156 (44) | 86 (46) | 102 (35) | 53 (39) | 102 (40) | 49 (35) |
DSQb – sugar sweetened beverages | > 6 tsp./day | 494 (61) | 202 (63) | 209 (58) | 113 (59) | 136 (47) | 68 (50) | 140 (54) | 76 (54) |
DSQb – whole grains | >.65 oz./day | 437 (54) | 147 (46) | 162 (46) | 76 (40) | 138 (48) | 63 (47) | 113 (44) | 69 (50) |
DSQb - fiber | > 15 g/day | 419 (52) | 166 (53) | 156 (44) | 61 (33) | 120 (42) | 60 (45) | 103 (40) | 50 (36) |
DSQb - calcium | > 900 mg/day | 522 (65) | 185 (59) | 184 (52) | 94 (51) | 125 (44) | 65 (49) | 112 (44) | 65 (47) |
Eating habits on campusT1,T2,T3, | Healthy | 547 (67) | 184 (57) | 227 (63) | 87 (46) | 201 (69) | 66 (49) | 158 (61) | 74 (52) |
Eating habits off campus | Healthy | 497 (62) | 173 (55) | 223 (62) | 105 (55) | 179 (62) | 76 (56) | 159 (62) | 79 (57) |
Alcohol behaviors | |||||||||
Drink alcohol | Ever | 575 (71) | 238 (74) | 224 (62) | 138 (72) | 165 (57) | 88 (65) | 148 (57) | 87 (62) |
Binge drinking | Yes | 209 (37) | 98 (41) | 85 (38) | 69 (50) | 63 (39) | 38 (43) | 56 (38) | 35 (40) |
Physical activity (PA) and leisure time behaviors | |||||||||
Moderate-vigorous PA | > 30 mins/day | 539 (67) | 197 (62) | 196 (55) | 95 (50) | 160 (55) | 73 (54) | 147 (58) | 76 (55) |
PA habits on campusT2 | Healthy | 588 (73) | 208 (65) | 219 (62) | 94 (49) | 194 (67) | 82 (62) | 166 (65) | 81 (57) |
PA habits off campusT1 | Healthy | 532 (66) | 172 (54) | 206 (58) | 88 (47) | 159 (55) | 64 (48) | 149 (58) | 66 (47) |
Screen time | ≥150 mins/day | 531 (66) | 191 (60) | 278 (78) | 143 (75) | 209 (72) | 89 (66) | 186 (73) | 93 (66) |
Sleep quality | |||||||||
Enough sleepT1, T3 | ≥5 times /week | 280 (35) | 62 (21) | 90 (25) | 30 (16) | 112 (39) | 32 (24) | 56 (22) | 18 (13) |
Wake up too early | ≥1 times /week | 157 (20) | 84 (27) | 48 (13) | 37 (20) | 58 (20) | 29 (21) | 53 (21) | 27 (19) |
Feel tired during the dayT2, T3 | ≥4 times /week | 317 (40) | 149 (47) | 174 (49) | 115 (61) | 108 (37) | 71 (53) | 137 (54) | 83 (60) |
Mental health outcomes | |||||||||
Perceived stressT1, T2, T3, T4 | High c | 338 (41) | 193 (60) | 168 (47) | 131 (67) | 115 (39) | 81 (60) | 117 (45) | 94 (66) |
Depressed moodT1, T2, T3, T4 | Highd | 294 (36) | 189 (59) | 141 (39) | 129 (66) | 110 (38) | 71 (52) | 104 (40) | 95 (67) |
Anxiety T1, T2 | Diagnosed or Treated | 93 (11) | 67 (21) | 30 (8) | 38 (19) | 30 (10) | 26 (19) | 28 (11) | 23 (16) |