Table 1.
Urban participants (n = 175) | Rural participants (n = 175) | |
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Gender (%) | ||
Male | 37.9 | 41.1 |
Female | 62.1 | 58.9 |
Age, mean (SD) | 41.7 (13.5) | 43.1 (12.8) |
Education (%) | ||
Primary | 2.3 | 6.9 |
Secondary | 20.9 | 43.7 |
College/university | 76.8 | 49.4 |
Employment status (%) | ||
Employed | 67.8 | 68.6 |
Not employed | 32.2 | 31.4 |
Occupation (%) | ||
Blue-collar | 10.6 | 28.0 |
White collar | 89.4 | 72.0 |
Body mass index, mean (SD) | ||
Males | 24.5 (3.7) | 25.2 (2.8) |
Females | 23.3 (3.9) | 24.1 (4.5) |
Psychosocial variables, mean (SD) | ||
Modeling from family | 3.5 (1.1) | 3.3 (1.2) |
Modeling from friends | 3.4 (0.9) | 3.1 (1.0) |
Social support from family | 2.4 (0.8) | 2.3 (0.8) |
Social support from friends | 2.4 (0.8) | 2.2 (0.8) |
Self-efficacy | 2.0 (0.5) | 2.0 (0.5) |
Interest-related barriers | 2.4 (0.8) | 2.3 (0.8) |
External barriers | 1.7 (0.7) | 1.8 (0.7) |
Time-related barriers | 2.9 (0.8) | 2.9 (0.8) |
Health-related barriers | 2.1 (0.7) | 1.9 (0.7) |
Psychological barriers | 1.9 (0.8) | 2.1 (0.9) |
Psychological benefits | 3.8 (0.7) | 3.6 (0.8) |
Health-related benefits | 4.3 (0.6) | 4.2 (0.6) |
Appearance-related benefits | 3.4 (0.9) | 3.3 (0.9) |
Social benefits | 3.2 (0.9) | 3.3 (1.0) |
Pleasure-related benefits | 2.6 (0.9) | 2.9 (0.9) |
SD standard deviation