Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the participants.
Data were expressed as numbers (N) and percentages (%).
| Variables | Frequency (N=316) | |
| Gender | Male | 41 (13%) |
| Female | 275 (87%) | |
| Age (years) | 20–30 | 43 (13.6%) |
| 31–40 | 124 (39.2%) | |
| 41–50 | 119 (37.7%) | |
| 51–60 | 30 (9.5%) | |
| Social status | Single | 27 (8.5%) |
| Married | 264 (83.5%) | |
| Divorced | 14 (4.4%) | |
| Widowed | 11 (3.5%) | |
| Educational level | Kindergarten | 27 (8.5%) |
| Primary stage | 101 (32%) | |
| Intermediate stage | 87 (27.5%) | |
| High school | 86 (27.2%) | |
| Special education | 15 (4.7%) | |
| Monthly income (in SAR) | <5000 | 58 (18.4%) |
| 5000–10,000 | 76 (24.1%) | |
| 10,000–15,000 | 134 (42.4%) | |
| 15,000–20,000 | 48 (15.2%) | |
| BMI level (kg/m2) | Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) | 4 (1.3%) |
| Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 83 (26.3%) | |
| Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 120 (38%) | |
| Obesity (≥30 kg/m2) | 109 (34.5%) | |