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. 2020 Jan 31;12(2):383. doi: 10.3390/nu12020383

Table 1.

Summary of the socio-demographic characteristics of study participants (n = 460).

Demography Frequency %
Gender
Male 157 34
Female 303 66
Age (years)
<30 66 14
31–40 140 30
41–50 108 23
51–60 81 18
>60 65 14
BMI
Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) 33 7.2
Normal (18.5–22.9 kg/m2) 240 52.2
Overweight (23.0–24.9 kg/m2) 136 29.6
Obese (≥25 kg/m2) 51 11.1
Monthly Income (Rupees)
<1000 105 23
1001–3000 131 28
3001–6000 112 24
>6000 112 24
Education Status
Primary or below 69 15
High school 233 51
Higher secondary 69 15
Graduate or above 89 19
Domicile
Rural 256 55
Urban 204 45
Religion
Hindu 297 65
Muslim 77 17
Christian 86 18