Variables	Male		Female
	n	%	n	%	P-Value*
Age group (Year)
18-19	66	40.5	118	48.8
20-24	97	59.5	124	51.2	0.10
Level of study
1st Year	46	28.0	73	30.0
2st Year	52	31.8	72	29.6	0.96
3rd Year	44	26.8	66	27.2
4thYear	22	13.4	32	13.2
Marital status
Single	148	90.2	202	83.1
Married	16	9.8	41	16.9	0.04
Smoking status
Smoker	38	23.3	6	2.5
Non-smoker	125	76.7	237	97.5	0.001
Father's education level
Primary or less	36	22.0	47	19.3
Secondary	32	19.5	67	27.6	0.18
Diploma or above	96	58.5	129	53.1
Mother's education level
Primary or less	39	23.8	57	23.5
Secondary	35	21.3	63	25.9	0.55
Diploma or above	90	54.9	123	50.6
Family income group
< 1000 KD	56	34.4	84	34.9
1001-2000 KD	71	43.6	107	44.4	0.95
>2000 KD	36	22.0	50	20.7
Stress level
Normal	97	59.1	136	56.0
Mild	24	14.6	38	15.6
Moderate	31	18.9	44	18.1	0.75
Severe	12	7.4	25	10.3
*Chi-square test. Table 1: Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants by gender.

	Male					Female
	Normal		Stressed			Normal		Stressed
	Median	Range	Median	Range	P-value	Median	Range	Median	Range	P-value
Fast Food
Burger	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.08	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.005
Chicken nuggets	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.34	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.76
Sausage/Hot dog	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.08	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.56
Pizza	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.19	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.47
French fries	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.43	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.02
Total fast food	1.19	0.0-4.35	1.57	0.0-4.35	0.04	1.05	0.0-5.0	1.42	0.14-4.3	0.01
Snacks
Chips	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.39	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.06
Cake/Brownies/Cookies/Chocolate	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.44	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.70	0.0-1.0	0.04
Muffins/Doughnuts/Pastries	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.79	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.006
Ice-cream/milk shake	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.94	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.42
Total snacks	1.19	0.0-3.70	1.19	0.0-4.0	0.80	1.14	0.0-4.0	1.89	0.0-4.0	0.002
Beverages
Fruit juice	0.70	0.0-1.0	0.70	0.0-1.0	0.31	0.70	0.0-1.0	0.70	0.0-1.0	0.32
Tea	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.53	0.0-1.0	0.22	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.03
Coffee	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.61	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.007
Soft drink	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.74	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.14
Energy drink	0.00	0.0-1.0	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.09	0.00	0.0-1.0	0.00	0.0-1.0	0.001
Total beverages	2.05	0.14-4.35	2.54	0.28-5.0	0.14	1.63	0.35-5.0	2.05	0.14-4.7	0.001
Healthy Food
Leafy vegetables	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.94	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.71
Non-leafy vegetables	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.77	0.14	0.0-1.0	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.60
Fruit	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.61	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.35	0.0-1.0	0.92
Table 2: Differences in frequency of intakes of various fast foods, snacks and beverages between students with stress and students with no stress by gender.

	Male			Female
Food items	Adjusted OR*	95% CI	P-value	Adjusted OR*	95% CI	P-value
Unhealthy Food
Fast Food	1.75	0.85 - 3.60	0.13	1.75	1.02 - 3.00	0.044
Snacks	1.01	0.50 – 2.03	0.98	2.00	1.16 – 3.43	0.013
Beverages	1.57	0.78 – 3.17	0.21	2.28	1.30 – 3.98	0.004
Healthy Food
Non-Leafy vegetables	0.69	0.34 – 1.41	0.31	0.63	0.36-1.09	0.098
Leafy vegetables	0.94	0.45-1.95	0.86	1.29	0.68-2.44	0.43
Total vegetables	0.76	0.37-1.77	0.43	0.63	0.56-2.03	0.102
Fruit	0.82	0.38-1.77	0.62	1.07	0.56-2.03	0.84
*Using logistic regression analysis, the data were adjusted for age, marital status, smoking status, parent's education and family income. All food groups were dichotomized using a frequency of intake cut-off of median value/day. Table 3: Odds ratios for various food consumption groups associated with stress among Kuwait University students by gender.