Table 5.

Adherence to healthy diet by age group, gender, BMI group, residence area, education level, and employment status (n = 1719).

Variable	Adherence to Healthy Diet Mean = 49.47, SD = 6.27, Min = 26, Max = 68
	Unhealthy Diet		Medium Healthy Diet		Healthy Diet
	n	%	n	%	n	%
Total	438	25.48	960	55.85	321	18.67
Gender (χ2 = 4.92, p = 0.085)
Female	327	74.66	760	79.17	259	80.69
Male	111	25.34	200	20.83	62	19.31
Age (years) (χ2 = 50.2, p < 0.001)
18–23	249	56.85	459	47.81	118	36.76
24–35	109	24.89	299	31.15	93	28.97
36–45	54	12.33	104	10.83	54	16.82
>45	26	5.94	98	10.21	56	17.45
Residence area (χ2 = 1.5, p = 0.471)
Urban area	346	79.00	785	81.77	259	80.69
Rural area	92	21.00	175	18.23	62	19.31
Level of education (χ2 = 26.08, p = 0.001)
General/primary studies	29	6.62	44	4.58	16	4.98
Secondary education (baccalaureate degree)	198	45.21	410	42.71	104	32.40
Post-secondary studies	30	6.85	60	6.25	22	6.85
Higher education (bachelor’s degree)	124	28.31	253	26.35	105	32.71
Postgraduate studies (master’s degree, residency, doctorate, other specializations)	57	13.01	193	20.10	74	23.05
Employment status (χ2 = 54.93, p < 0.001)
Unemployed	8	1.83	6	0.63	5	1.56
Socially assisted	4	0.91	0	0.00	2	0.62
Householder	7	1.60	16	1.67	7	2.18
Retired	1	.23	7	0.73	8	2.49
Student	299	68.26	600	62.50	167	52.02
Teleworking	7	1.60	11	1.15	9	2.80
I go to work every day	106	24.20	281	29.27	101	31.46
I work in a mixed regime (telework and commuting)	6	1.37	39	4.06	22	6.85
Body mass index (BMI) (χ2 = 16.39, p = 0.012)
Underweight	48	10.96	94	9.79	26	8.10
Normal weight	266	60.73	619	64.48	213	66.36
Overweight	69	15.75	177	18.44	62	19.31
Obese	55	12.56	70	7.29	20	6.23