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Male and female SGM students were also compared.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980019001149_as2\"><jats:title>Design:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Data were from a nationally representative health survey.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980019001149_as3\"><jats:title>Setting:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Secondary schools in New Zealand, 2012.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980019001149_as4\"><jats:title>Participants:<\/jats:title><jats:p>A total of 7769 students, 9 % were SGM individuals.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980019001149_as5\"><jats:title>Results:<\/jats:title><jats:p>Overall, weight-control behaviours, poor nutrition and inactivity were common and, in many cases, more so for SGM students. Specifically, male SGM students (adjusted OR; 95 % CI) were significantly more likely to have tried to lose weight (1\u00b795; 1\u00b747, 2\u00b759), engage in unhealthy weight control (2\u00b717; 1\u00b748, 3\u00b719), consume fast food\/takeaways (2\u00b789; 2\u00b701, 4\u00b715) and be physically inactive (2\u00b754; 1\u00b765, 3\u00b792), and were less likely to participate in a school sports team (0\u00b757; 0\u00b744, 0\u00b775), compared with other males. Female SGM students (adjusted OR; 95 % CI) were significantly more likely to engage in unhealthy weight control (1\u00b758; 1\u00b720, 2\u00b708), be overweight or obese (1\u00b724; 1\u00b701, 1\u00b753) and consume fast food\/takeaways (2\u00b719; 1\u00b759, 3\u00b703), and were less likely to participate in a school sports team (0\u00b762; 0\u00b750, 0\u00b776), compared with other females. Generally, female SGM students were more negatively affected than comparable males, except they were less likely to consume fast food\/takeaways frequently (adjusted OR; 95 % CI: 0\u00b762; 0\u00b740, 0\u00b796).<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec id=\"S1368980019001149_as6\"><jats:title>Conclusions:<\/jats:title><jats:p>SGM students reported increased weight-control behaviours, poor nutrition and inactivity. 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