Table 1.
Baseline demographic characteristics (n = 78)
| Age | |
| Mean (± SD) in years | 47.1 (± 21.8) |
| 20 to 30 years (young) | 37 (47.4%) |
| 52 to 64 years (middle-aged) | 18 (23.1%) |
| > 64 (elderly) | 23 (29.5%) |
| Education | |
| No formal education | 24 (30.7%) |
| Primary | 43 (55.1) |
| Middle/high | 8 (10.2%) |
| Higher secondary | 5 (6.4%) |
| Nutritional status | |
| Thinness | 19 (24.4%) |
| Normal | 36 (46.2%) |
| Overweight | 20 (25.6%) |
| Obesity | 3 (3.8%) |
| Fasting habits | |
| Fast only in Ramadan | 68 (69.2%) |
| Also fast other than Ramadan | 24 (30.7%) |
| Monthly incomes | |
| Mean (± SD) in USD | 340.8 (± 212.8) |
| > 500 USD/month | 21 (26.9%) |
| 200–500 USD/month | 45 (57.7%) |
| < 200 USD/month | 12 (15.4%) |
| Others | |
| Diabetes | 6 (7.6%) |
| Marital status—married | 67 (85.9%) |
| Smokers | 32 (41.0%) |
| Snuff use | 28 (35.9%) |
| Alcohol use | 0 (0.0%) |