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. 2023 Oct 25;18(10):e0293386. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293386

Table 2. Lifestyle characteristics of participants (n = 1482).

Variable n (%)
Smoke
 Yes 254 (17.1)
 No 1228 (82.9)
Exercise per week
 Never 620 (41.8)
 1–2 times 579 (39.1)
 3–5 times 229 (15.5)
 More than 5 times 54 (3.6)
Doing household chores
 Never 362 (24.4)
 1–3 times/week 601 (40.6)
 4–5 times/week 141 (9.5)
 Everyday 378 (25.5)
Screen time for study or work
 None 164 (11.1)
 1–2 hour/day 322 (21.7)
 3–5 hours/day 452 (30.5)
 > 5 hours/day 544 (36.7)
Screen time for entertainment
 Less than 30 minutes/day 195 (13.2)
 1–2 hours/day 544 (36.7)
 3–5 hours/day 464 (31.3)
 > 5 hours/day 279 (18.8)
Amount of water consumed per day
 1–4 cups 618 (41.7)
 5–7 cups 569 (38.4)
 8 cups or more 295 (19.9)
Type of current diet
 I am not following any diet plan 1175 (79.3)
 To lose weight 243 (16.4)
 To gain weight 33 (2.2)
 For a medical reason 31 (2.1)
Breakfast consumption
 Yes 648 (43.7)
 No 834 (56.3)
Main meal
 Lunch 1195 (80.6)
 Dinner 287 (19.4)
Hours of sleep
 Less than 7 hours 625 (42.2)
 7–9 hours 783 (52.8)
 More than 9 hours 74 (5.0)

Values represent frequencies and percentages [n, (%)]