Table I.
Demographic and lifestyle characteristics of study participants (n = 341)
| Characteristics | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Male | 158 (46.3) |
| Female | 183 (53.7) |
| Age | |
| Mean (±SD) | 16.56 ± 0.75 |
| Type of school | |
| Public | 116 (34) |
| Private | 225 (66) |
| BMI | |
| Not overweight | 206 (60.6) |
| Overweight | 134 (39.4) |
| Religion | |
| Christian | 299 (87.7) |
| Muslim | 42 (12.3) |
| Having snacks during the day | |
| No | 9 (2.6) |
| Yes | 332 (97.4) |
| Type of snacks consumed | |
| Sandwich | 40 (12) |
| Fruit and veg | 96 (28.9) |
| Candies/Choco and cookies | 158 (47.6) |
| Chips, crackers, and nuts | 38 (11.4) |
| Frequency of eating fast-food (per week) | |
| Never/once | 185 (54.3) |
| Twice or more | 156 (45.7) |
| Smoking cigarette | |
| No | 298 (87.4) |
| Yes | 43 (12.6) |
| Alcohol drinking | |
| No | 136 (39.9) |
| Yes | 205 (60.1) |
| Breakfast intake | |
| No | 61 (18) |
| Yes | 277 (82) |
| Physical activity | |
| Low | 106 (31.1) |
| Moderate | 142 (41.6) |
| High | 93 (27.3) |
| KIDMED score | |
| Mean (±SD) | 5.51 ± 2.30 |
| <3 poor | 66 (19.5) |
| 4–7 average | 198 (58.6) |
| ≥8 high | 74 (21.9) |
| Father education | |
| Low | 28 (8.2) |
| Medium | 148 (43.4) |
| High | 146 (42.8) |
| Mother education | |
| Low | 12 (3.5) |
| Medium | 139 (40.8) |
| High | 183 (53.7) |
| Parenting style | |
| Neglectful | 66 (19.4) |
| Permissive | 68 (19.9) |
| Authoritarian | 100 (29.3) |
| Authoritative | 107 (31.4) |