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. 2025 Aug 1;44:274. doi: 10.1186/s41043-025-01000-3

Table 1.

Sociodemographic and dietary behavior characteristic

Variable Category N/%
Sex Male 7062 (57.83%)
Female 5150 (42.17%)
Age (years) 18–29 2964 (24.27%)
30–44 4628 (37.9%)
45–59 4124 (33.77%)
60–65 496 (4.06%)
Marital status Married 9607 (78.67%)
Unmarried 2605 (21.33%)
Education level Primary school and below 738 (6.04%)
Secondary school 2935 (24.03%)
High school 2733 (22.38%)
Post-secondary school and above 5806 (47.55%)
Monthly income (RMB) No income 779 (6.38%)
< 1,000 845 (6.92%)
1,000–3,000 3511 (28.75%)
3,000–5,000 4314 (35.3%)
> 5,000 2763 (22.63%)
BMI Underweight 725 (5.94%)
Normal weight 7392 (60.53%)
Overweight 3334 (27.3%)
Obese 761 (6.23%)
Chronic disease Yes 3534 (28.94%)
No 8678 (71.06%)
Vegetable intake frequency None 82 (0.76%)
1–3 times per week 1046 (8.57)
4–7 times per week 11,084 (90.67%)
Fruit intake frequency None 707 (5.79%)
1–3 times per week 6052 (49.56%)
4–7 times per week 5453 (44.65%)
Cereal intake frequency None 302 (2.47%)
1–3 times per week 2096 (17.16%)
4–7 times per week 9814 (80.36%)
Tuber intake frequency None 1728 (14.15%)
1–3 times per week 8266 (67.69%)
4–7 times per week 2218 (18.16%)
Bean intake frequency None 1258 (10.30%)
1–3 times per week 8866 (72.60%)
4–7 times per week 2088 (17.10)
Egg intake frequency None 414 (3.39%)
1–3 times per week 8211 (67.24%)
4–7 times per week 3587 (29.37%)
Milk intake frequency None 3622 (29.66%)
1–3 times per week 6251 (51.19%)
4–7 times per week 2339 (19.15%)
Livestock intake frequency None 185 (1.51%)
1–3 times per week 4938 (40.44%)
4–7 times per week 7089 (58.05%)
Poultry intake frequency None 198 (1.62)
1–3 times per week 8076 (66.13%)
4–7 times per week 3938 (32.25%)
Fish intake frequency None 677 (5.54%)
1–3 times per week 9127 (74.74%)
4–7 times per week 2408 (19.72)