Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (n = 419)
Variables | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Age, y | ||
Range Mean ± SD | 18–72 30.2 ± 10.5 | |
Gender | ||
Male Female | 71 348 | 16.9 83.1 |
Marital status | ||
Single Married Divorced Widowed | 257 145 10 7 | 61.3 34.6 2.4 1.7 |
Highest educational level | ||
Below secondary school Secondary school/equivalent Bachelor`s degree Postgraduate degree | 16 78 277 48 | 3.8 18.6 66.1 11.5 |
Job status | ||
Student Employed Unemployed Self-employed Retired | 140 155 101 8 15 | 33.4 37.0 24.1 1.9 3.6 |
Field of study | ||
Nutrition/food sciences Medical Science Literacy Management Non-specific | 75 92 41 42 69 100 | 17.9 22.0 9.8 10.0 16.5 23.8 |
Monthly income, SR (US dollars) | ||
< 2000 (< 533$ USD) 2000–5000 (533–1333$ USD) 5001–7000 (1334–1866$ USD) 7001–10,000 (1867–2666$ USD) | 146 104 44 27 | 34.9 24.8 10.5 6.4 |
> 10,000 (> 2666$ USD) | 98 | 23.4 |
Body Mass indexa | ||
Underweight Normal Overweight Obesity | 31 215 106 67 | 7.4 51.3 25.3 16.0 |
Reported living with a chronic illness | ||
No Yes | 337 82 | 80.4 19.6 |