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. 2015 Mar 17;15:254. doi: 10.1186/s12889-015-1608-6

Table 1.

Sample characteristics

Men N (%) Women N (%) Total N (%)
Covariates
Age group
15-24 yrs 547 (23) 529 (22) 1,076 (22)
25-34 yrs 487 (21) 643 (27) 1,130 (24)
35-44 yrs 521 (22) 646 (27) 1,167 (25)
45-54 yrs 427 (18) 414 (17) 841 (18)
55-64 yrs 358 (15) 186 (8) 544 (11)
Region
Central 575 (25) 564 (23) 1,139 (24)
Eastern 351 (15) 355 (15) 706 (15)
Northern 226 (10) 229 (9) 455 (10)
Southern 494 (21) 507 (21) 1,001 (21)
Western 694 (30) 763 (32) 1,457 (30)
Mediators
Educational Level
Primary school or less 965 (41) 1511 (63) 2476 (52)
Secondary/vocational 1001 (43) 664 (27) 1,665 (35)
College/Post-graduate 370 (16) 238 (10) 608 (13)
Estimated Household Income
Less than 5000 SAR 1123 (50) 1380 (61) 2503 (56)
5000-10000 SAR 750 (33) 579 (26) 1329 (29)
More than 10000 SAR 365 (16) 307 (14) 672 (15)
Combined Fruit and Vegetable servings p.d.
less than 1 serving per day 599 (27) 763 (32) 1,362 (30)
1-< 5 serving per day 1410 (64) 1518 (63) 2,928 (64)
5 or more servings per day 185 (8) 108 (5) 293 (6)
Level of Total Physical Activity
Low 1353 (60) 1713 (73) 3,066 (67)
Moderate 472 (21) 299 (13) 771 (17)
High 426 (19) 338 (14) 764 (16)
Time spent sedentary
0-180 minutes per day 914 (41) 1016 (45) 1,930 (43)
180-360 minutes per day 838 (38) 729 (33) 1,567 (35)
360+ minutes per day 462 (21) 496 (22) 958 (22)
Currently smoke tobacco products
Yes 577 (25) 34 (1) 611 (14)
No 1758 (75) 2382 (99) 4,140 (93)
Outcome
Obese (BMI >=30)
Yes 580 (26) 936 (40) 1516 (33)
No 1660 (74) 1410 (60) 3070 (67)