Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population by body-mass index categories
| Overall % | Body-mass index categories (kg/m 2 ) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Characteristics |
|
18.5 < 25 |
25 - < 30 |
≥ 30.0 |
| n = 377 |
n = 399 |
n = 265 |
||
|
Body-mass index (kg/m
2
) |
|
22.5 ± 1.6 |
27.2 ± 1.4 |
33.8 ± 3.2 |
|
Age (years) |
|
39.2 ± 10.3 |
42.6 ± 9.0 |
43.3 ± 7.1 |
|
Age categories (years), % |
|
|
|
|
| - <30 |
11 |
19 |
10 |
2 |
| - 30 – 39 |
28 |
31 |
22 |
32 |
| - 40 – 49 |
40 |
32 |
46 |
43 |
| - ≥ 50 |
21 |
18 |
22 |
23 |
|
Sex,% |
|
|
|
|
| - Male |
60 |
71 |
67 |
34 |
| - Female |
40 |
29 |
33 |
66 |
|
Religion, % |
|
|
|
|
| - Christianity |
80 |
78 |
80 |
82 |
| - Islam |
20 |
22 |
20 |
18 |
|
Marital Status, % |
|
|
|
|
| - Married |
77 |
69 |
81 |
82 |
| - Not married |
23 |
31 |
19 |
18 |
|
Education, % |
|
|
|
|
| - None |
0.4 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
| - Primary (Elementary school) |
0.6 |
1 |
1 |
0 |
| - Secondary (High school) |
22 |
29 |
19 |
15 |
| - ≥ Tertiary (College) |
77 |
70 |
79 |
85 |
|
Occupation, % |
|
|
|
|
| - Self-employed |
3 |
4 |
2 |
1 |
| - Unskilled manual |
7 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
| - Skilled manual |
40 |
43 |
40 |
36 |
| - Professional/executive |
50 |
42 |
52 |
60 |
|
Socio-economic status, % |
|
|
|
|
| - Low |
40 |
51 |
38 |
27 |
| - Middle |
40 |
31 |
41 |
52 |
| - High |
20 |
18 |
21 |
21 |
|
Sugar sweetened beverages, % |
|
|
|
|
| - < 1/month |
17 |
17 |
15 |
20 |
| - ≤ 1/week |
45 |
44 |
48 |
40 |
| - 2 – 6/week |
27 |
27 |
27 |
27 |
| - ≥ 1/day |
11 |
12 |
10 |
13 |
|
Mean calories from carbohydrates |
|
985.7 ± 502.7 |
973.4 ± 497.8 |
862.8 ± 482.4 |
|
Physical activity, % |
|
|
|
|
| - Low |
61 |
59 |
61 |
65 |
| - Moderate |
22 |
23 |
23 |
20 |
| - High |
16 |
18 |
16 |
15 |
|
Television (hours/week), % |
|
|
|
|
| - <6/week |
45 |
46 |
44 |
46 |
| - 6 - 10/week |
28 |
29 |
28 |
26 |
| - 11 - 20/week |
17 |
15 |
19 |
18 |
| - > 20/week | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 |