Table 2.
Lifestyle characteristics of the of the study participants with different BMI categories, Arba Minch HDSS sit, Southern, Ethiopia.
| Characteristics | Categories | Under weight | Normal weight | Over weight |
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| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Current consumption of tobacco | No | 305 (11.4) | 2045 (76.6) | 319 (12) |
| Yes | 114 (16.8) | 521 (77) | 42 (6.2) | |
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| Heavy alcohol consumption | No | 372 (12.6) | 2259 (76.3) | 331 (11.2) |
| Yes | 47 (12.2) | 307 (79.9) | 30 (7.8) | |
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| Fruit & vegetable consumption level | ≥5 serving | 262 (12.6) | 1622 (78.2) | 190 (9.2) |
| <5 serving | 157 (12.3) | 944 (74.2) | 171 (13.4) | |
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| Flesh food consumption | 1–4 times per week | 15 (11.7) | 97 (75.8) | 16 (12.5) |
| 1–3 times per month | 33 (7.3) | 348 (76.5) | 74 (16.3) | |
| 1–4 times per year | 329 (13.5) | 1886 (77.5) | 219 (9) | |
| Never per year | 42 (12.8) | 235 (71.4) | 52 (15.8) | |
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| Physical activity level | Low | 99 (12.5) | 602 (76.1) | 90 (11.4) |
| Moderate | 48 (11.9) | 302 (74.6) | 55 (13.6) | |
| High | 272 (12.7) | 1662 (77.3) | 216 (10) | |
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| Mental stress | Mild | 273 (12.3) | 1692 (76.3) | 254 (11.4) |
| Moderate | 132 (13.3) | 775 (77.9) | 88 (8.8) | |
| Severe | 14 (10.6) | 99 (75) | 19 (14.4) | |