Table 1.
Characteristics of study participants in a study comparing the use of image-based dietary assessment against weighed food records for assessing dietary intake in 80 free-living adults (n = 80) in Glasgow, UK, between January and August 2016
| Characteristics | Data |
|---|---|
| Age, y, mean (SDa) | 28 (7) |
| Weight, kg, mean (SD) | 67 (14) |
| Height, cm, mean (SD) | 167 (87) |
| BMI,bmean (SD) | 23.7 (3.6) |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 25 (31) |
| Female | 55 (69) |
| BMI classification,cn (%) | |
| Underweight (<18.5) | 2 (2) |
| Normal (18.5 to <25) | 55 (69) |
| Overweight (25 to <30) | 16 (20) |
| Obese (≥30) | 7 (9) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| White | 44 (55) |
| Asian | 27 (34) |
| Otherd | 9 (11) |
| Student status, n (%) | |
| Student | 65 (81) |
| Nonstudent | 15 (19) |
| Occupation, n (%) | |
| Health professionals | 37 (46) |
| Science and engineering | 30 (38) |
| Business and social science | 13 (16) |
a
SD = standard deviation.
b
BMI = body mass index.
c
Body was classified is based on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention BMI categories.28
d
Other ethnicities include Arab, Hispanic, and Mexican.