TYPE OF FOOD

Home-made

Hostel/PG

N = 104 (51.7%)

N = 97 (48.3%)

N

%

N

%

Total

χ2 value

Father’s occupation

Farming

4

4.0

13

14.0

17

Service

64

64.0

47

50.5

111

11.280**

Business

32

32.0

29

31.2

61

Retired

0

0.0

4

4.3

4

Mother’s occupation

Service

24

23.1

22

22.3

46

Business

3

2.9

2

2.0

5

0.150

Homemaker

77

74.0

73

75.3

150

Diet pattern

Vegetarian

49

47.1

49

51.5

98

Non-vegetarian

55

52.9

48

49.5

103

0.232

If take three meals

Yes

75

72.1

55

56.7

130

No

29

27.9

42

43.3

71

5.220*

Breakfast intake

Regular

65

62.5

49

50.5

114

Irregular

39

37.5

48

49.5

87

0.150

Skip any meal

Yes

43

41.3

57

58.8

100

No

61

58.7

40

41.2

101

6.090*

Frequency of eating junk food

Daily

14

13.5

16

16.5

30

Twice in a week

18

17.3

9

9.3

27

Once in a week

48

46.2

36

37.1

84

Fortnightly

4

3.8

2

2.0

6

13.016*

Monthly

11

10.5

9

9.3

20

Occasionally

9

8.7

25

25.8

34

Physical activity status

Daily/weekly

59

56.8

53

54.6

112

Fortnightly/occasionally

25

24.0

30

31.0

55

1.593

Not at all

20

19.2

14

14.4

34