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Table 3.

Practices regarding obesity among the participants.

Variables	Scale	No. (N)	Frequency (%)
How frequently do you check your body weight?	Every 1–3 months	195	37.6
	Every 4–6 months	138	26.6
	Every 7–9 months	68	13.1
	Every 10–12 months	100	19.3
	After 1 year	7	1.4
	Never	10	1.9
How many times have you tried to lose weight?	More than twice	114	22.0
	Twice	57	11.0
	Once	85	16.4
	Never	262	50.6
How much exercise do you do to lose weight?	200 min a week	40	7.7
	150 min a week	36	6.9
	100 min a week	63	12.2
	50 min a week	95	18.3
	30 min a week	156	30.1
	None	128	24.7
Have you visited a weight counseling seminar or workshop?	Yes	73	14.1
Have you visited a weight counseling seminar or workshop?	No	445	85.9
Do you participate in any physical activity?	Yes	124	23.9
	Sometimes	204	39.4
	No	190	36.7
What methods do you think are effective for your long-term weight loss?	Exercise	38	7.3
	Healthy diet	41	7.9
	Physical activity	135	26.1
	Healthy diet, exercise	29	5.6
	Healthy diet, physical activity	92	17.8
	Exercise, physical activity, healthy diet	72	13.9
	Physical activity, exercise	106	20.5
	No one	5	1.0
How frequently do you eat junk food?	Never	88	17
	Occasionally	151	29.2
	Once a month	6	1.2
	Once a week	10	1.9
	More than twice a day	65	12.5
	Twice a day	78	15.1
	Once a day	120	23.2
Do you eat sweets after a meal?	No	72	13.9
	Rarely	156	30.1
	Sometime	192	37.1
	Daily	98	18.9
Do you eat more fruits and vegetables?	Yes	471	90.9
Do you eat more fruits and vegetables?	No	47	9.1
Have you had your blood sugar tested ?	Yes	250	48.3
Have you had your blood sugar tested ?	No	268	51.7
What method do you mainly use for testing your blood sugar levels?	Blood or urine test	269	51.9
	None	119	23.0
	Not available	130	25.1
Have you experienced any side effects of medication that you know of?	No	247	47.7
	Yes	121	23.4
	Not available	150	29.0
Do you take any additional nutritional supplements?	Herbal supplements or Vitamins	91	17.6
Do you take any additional nutritional supplements?	No	427	82.4
If you are diabetic, how often do you visit a doctor for your diabetes?	Monthly	1	0.2
	5 or more times a year	18	3.5
	2-3 times a year	33	6.4
	Once a year	129	24.9
	Never	150	29.0
	Not available	187	36,1
Do you think treating obesity-related diabetes is very costly?	Yes	185	35.7
	Maybe	241	46.5
	Don't know	26	5.0
	No	66	12.7