Weight perceptions, weight management practices, and nutritional status of emerging adults living in the Accra Metropolis

Table 1 Demographic classification of participants (n = 192)

Variable	Mean (SD)	n (%)
Age (years)	21.8 (2.2)
Ethnicity
Akan		94 (49.0)
Ewe		45 (23.4)
Ga-Adangbe		40 (20.8)
Northerner		13 (6.8)
Occupation^a
Student		127 (66.1)
Services/Sales workers		23 (12.0)
Professionals		19 (9.9)
Crafts and related trades workers		9 (4.7)
Clerical support workers		3 (1.6)
Elementary Occupation		1 (0.5)
Unemployed		5 (2.6)
Other^b		5 (2.6)
Highest Qualification
Senior high school		127 (66.1)
Post-secondary school^c		44 (22.9)
Junior high school		21 (10.9)

^aAside from ‘student’, occupation of participants was categorized based on the International Standard Classification of Occupations (ISCO) by the International Labour Organization (ILO) [21]
^bOther occupations reported were footballer and actor/actress
^cIncludes clerical, vocational, polytechnic and university institutes

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