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. 2009 Jan-Feb;29(1):30–35. doi: 10.4103/0256-4947.51818

Table 3.

Sociodemographic characteristics by barriers to healthy diet.

Sociodemographic characteristic Lack of willpower Lack of social support Lack of time Lack of resources Lack of knowledge
No. % No. % No. % No. % No. %
Total (n=450) 354/441 80.3 323/446 72.4 298/441 67.6 268/445 60.2 202/436 46.3

Gender
 Males 106/140 75.7 97/140 69.3 90/141 63.8 85/141 60.3 71/136 52.2
 Females 248/301 82.4 226/306 73.9 208/300 69.3 183/304 60.2 131/300 43.7
χ2=2.691 P=.101 χ2=1.005 P=.316 χ2=1.326 P=.250 χ2=0.00 P=.986 χ2=2.744 P=.098

Age
 15-<30 years 161/211 76.3 151/213 70.9 159/210 75.7 152/212 71.7 98/209 46.9
 30-45 years 95/107 88.8 91/111 82.0 75/110 68.2 60/109 55.0 48/109 44.0
 >45 years 78/99 78.8 65/97 67.0 48/98 49.0 43/99 43.4 46/94 48.9
χ2=7.077 P=.029 χ2=6.776 P=.034 χ2=21.793 P<.001 χ2=24.585 P<.001 χ2=0.501 P=.778

Education
 Less than university 187/226 82.7 177/228 77.6 147/225 65.3 139/227 61.2 116/222 52.3
 University and higher 165/213 77.5 144/216 66.7 150/214 70.1 128/216 59.3 85/212 40.1
χ2=1.923 P=.166 χ2=6.658 P=.010 χ2=1.136 P=.287 χ2=0.180 P=.671 χ2=6.447 P=.011

Marital status
 Ever married 218/260 83.8 191/261 73.2 158/261 60.5 136/260 52.3 119/252 47.2
 Never married 129/174 74.1 125/178 70.2 135/173 78.0 128/178 71.9 80/177 45.2
χ2=6.130 P=.013 χ2=0.458 P=.498 χ2=14.524 P<.001 χ2=16.956 P<.001 χ2=0.171 P=.679

Income per month
 <10000SR 226/273 82.8 207/277 74.7 184/272 67.6 168/276 60.9 134/269 49.8
 ≥10000SR 120/154 77.9 108/155 69.7 102/155 65.8 92/155 59.4 62/153 40.5
χ2=1.514 P=.219 χ2=1.284 P=.257 χ2=0.151 P=.697 χ2=0.095 P=.758 χ2=3.358 P=.066

Bolding indicates statistically significant difference.

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