Table 2 Characteristics of focus group participants (Mean ± SD, %, n = 46)

Gender (% of females)

63.0

Age (yrs)

20.7 ± 1.6

Body mass index (BMI) (kg/m²)

22.4 ± 3.6

  Underweight (%)

10.9

  Normal weight (%)

67.4

  Overweight (%)

21.8

Study career (yrs)

3.2 ± 1.0

Study discipline

  Human sciences (%)

67.4

  Exact and applied sciences (%)

13.0

  Biomedical sciences (%)

19.6

Residency (% living in student residence)

54.3

Smoking (% smokers)

8.7

Self-reported health (% reporting poor to very poor health status)

13.1

Perceived physical activity level (% reporting little to no physical activity)

54.3

Perceived eating pattern quality (% reporting poor to very poor eating pattern)

19.5