Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study participants (n=46)
| Characteristics | Number of participants, n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Female | 28 (60.9) |
| Male | 18 (39.1) |
| Age | |
| 30-39 | 42 (91.3) |
| 40-49 | 4 (8.7) |
| Education | |
| Higher secondary | 1 (2.2) |
| Diploma | 4 (8.7) |
| Graduate | 20 (43.4) |
| Postgraduate | 21 (45.7) |
| Years of experience (years) | |
| ≤5 | 9 (19.5) |
| 6-10 | 16 (34.8) |
| >10 | 21 (45.7) |
| BMI | |
| Underweight | 4 (8.7) |
| Normal | 7 (15.2) |
| Obese | 25 (54.3) |
| Overweight | 10 (21.7) |
| Comorbidity | |
| Diabetes | 1 (2.2) |
| Hypertension | 2 (4.3) |
| Normal | 43 (93.5) |
| Physical activity at baseline | |
| Adequate (≥600 MET min) | 19 (41.3) |
| Inadequate (<600 MET min) | 27 (58.7) |
| Total | 46 (100) |
BMI=Body mass index