TABLE 1.

Characteristics of study participants according to gender (n = 147).

	Male (n = 34)		Female (n = 113)		Total (n = 147)
	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage	Frequency	Percentage
Age (years)	32.2 ± 9.8		26.6 ± 7.8		27.9 ± 8.6
Height (cm)	172.1 ± 9.8		159.8 ± 8.9		162.7 ± 10.4
Weight (KG)	80.6 ± 24.2		62.2 ± 15.7		66.5 ± 19.5
BMI
Underweight	1	2.9	13	11.5	14	9.5
Normal	14	41.2	60	53.1	74	50.3
Overweight	11	32.4	20	17.7	31	21.1
Obese	8	23.5	20	17.7	28	19.0
Nationality
Emirati	14	41.2	85	75.2	99	67.3
Tourists	20	58.8	28	24.8	48	32.7
Education level
High School or less	9	26.5	27	23.9	36	24.5
Diploma	3	8.8	20	17.7	23	15.6
Bachelor	15	44.1	55	48.7	70	47.6
Postgraduate	7	20.6	11	9.7	18	12.2
Taking medication
Yes	6	17.6	18	15.9	24	16.3
No	28	82.4	95	84.1	123	83.7

Data expressed as mean ± standard deviation.