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Table 2. Participant characteristics.

Characteristics Mean ±SD/ Frequency
Age (years) 23.43±3.90
Height (cm) 167.70±4.20
Weight (kg) 65.64±9.60
BMI (kg/m2) 23.34±3.30
Marital status
Married 3
Unmarried 44
Discipline
Sciences 6
Social science 12
Engineering and technology 7
Allied health sciences 11
Languages 5
Mass-communication 1
Management 3
Other 2
Level of education
Undergraduate 28
First year 6
Second year 8
Third year 9
Fourth year 5
Post-graduate 9
First year 6
Second year 3
MPhil 7
First year 3
Second year 4
PhD 3
Smoking habit 5
Socio-economic status
Lower class 6
Middle class 38
Upper class 3

BMI: Body mass index