Table 1.
Demographic breakdown of surveyed participants (n 2970)
(Frequencies and percentages)
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||
| Male | 844 | 28·4 |
| Female | 2126 | 71·6 |
| Age (years) | ||
| 18–25 | 879 | 29·6 |
| 26–35 | 784 | 26·4 |
| 36–45 | 668 | 22·5 |
| 46–55 | 443 | 14·9 |
| >55 | 196 | 6·6 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 1579 | 53·2 |
| Single | 1264 | 42·6 |
| Divorced | 94 | 3·2 |
| Widowed | 33 | 1·1 |
| Number of children | ||
| None | 1478 | 49·7 |
| 1–2 | 753 | 25·4 |
| ≥3 | 739 | 24·9 |
| Education level | ||
| Less than high school | 40 | 1·3 |
| High school | 239 | 8·0 |
| College/diploma | 457 | 15·4 |
| Bachelor’s degree | 1439 | 48·5 |
| Higher than bachelor’s degree | 795 | 26·8 |
| Employment status | ||
| Full time | 1331 | 44·8 |
| Part time | 177 | 6·0 |
| Self-employed | 226 | 7·9 |
| Student | 572 | 19·3 |
| Unemployed | 563 | 19·0 |
| Retired | 101 | 3·4 |
| Working/studying from home | ||
| Yes | 1663 | 56·0 |
| No | 1109 | 37·3 |
| Not applicable | 198 | 6·7 |
| Weight change during pandemic | ||
| Lost weight | 503 | 16·9 |
| Gained weight | 901 | 30·3 |
| Maintained weight | 1305 | 43·9 |
| Do not know | 261 | 8·8 |
| Health state during pandemic | ||
| Excellent | 623 | 21·0 |
| Very good | 1100 | 37·0 |
| Good | 931 | 31·3 |
| Fair | 290 | 9·8 |
| Poor | 26 | 0·9 |
| Country of residence | ||
| United Arab Emirates | 390 | 13·1 |
| Jordan | 353 | 11·9 |
| Lebanon | 343 | 11·5 |
| Saudi Arabia | 246 | 8·3 |
| Palestine | 189 | 6·4 |
| Bahrain | 171 | 5·8 |
| Sudan | 166 | 5·6 |
| Algeria | 159 | 5·4 |
| Iraq | 145 | 4·9 |
| Syria | 138 | 4·6 |
| Kuwait | 135 | 4·5 |
| Egypt | 134 | 4·5 |
| Oman | 78 | 2·6 |
| Tunisia | 77 | 2·6 |
| Yemen | 73 | 2·5 |
| Libya | 69 | 2·3 |
| Qatar | 54 | 1·8 |
| Morocco | 50 | 1·7 |