Table 2.
Respondent characteristics and sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) consumption.
| Prevalence of SSB-consumer: 71.2% | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prevalence of daily consumer: 35.5% | |||||||
| Unweighted frequency | Weighted percentage | ||||||
| Non-consumer | Consumer | Total | Non-consumer | Consumer | Total | p value | |
| Overall | |||||||
| Age | <0.001 | ||||||
| 15–24 years | 263 | 2,015 | 2,278 | 18.2% | 48.4% | 40.9% | |
| 25–34 years | 514 | 2,082 | 2,596 | 17.1% | 23.0% | 21.5% | |
| 35–44 years | 658 | 1,533 | 2,191 | 18.7% | 14.0% | 15.1% | |
| 45–54 years | 601 | 802 | 1,403 | 21.5% | 9.1% | 12.2% | |
| 55–64 years | 437 | 333 | 770 | 14.3% | 3.5% | 6.2% | |
| 65+ years | 506 | 299 | 805 | 10.2% | 2.1% | 4.1% | |
| Total | 2,979 | 7,064 | 10,043 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Sex | <0.001 | ||||||
| Female | 1,681 | 3,409 | 5,090 | 57.6% | 46.0% | 48.9% | |
| Male | 1,331 | 3,697 | 5,028 | 42.4% | 54.0% | 51.1% | |
| Total | 3,012 | 7,106 | 10,118 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Marital status | <0.001 | ||||||
| Currently married | 2,244 | 4,323 | 6,567 | 69.3% | 42.1% | 48.9% | |
| Separated/Widowed/Divorced | 423 | 396 | 819 | 9.1% | 3.2% | 4.6% | |
| Never married | 338 | 2,369 | 2,707 | 21.5% | 54.7% | 46.5% | |
| Total | 3,005 | 7,088 | 10,093 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Region | <0.001 | ||||||
| Riyadh | 437 | 1,279 | 1,716 | 19.5% | 25.1% | 23.7% | |
| Western Region | 377 | 1,103 | 1,480 | 18.4% | 21.1% | 20.4% | |
| Madinah | 297 | 369 | 666 | 11.8% | 5.6% | 7.1% | |
| Qaseem | 181 | 271 | 452 | 8.8% | 6.3% | 6.9% | |
| Eastern region | 210 | 554 | 764 | 15.5% | 17.9% | 17.3% | |
| Asser/Bisha | 388 | 559 | 947 | 7.9% | 5.7% | 6.2% | |
| Tabouk | 132 | 488 | 620 | 1.9% | 2.7% | 2.5% | |
| Hail | 180 | 454 | 634 | 3.2% | 3.2% | 3.2% | |
| Northern borders | 133 | 375 | 508 | 1.1% | 1.5% | 1.4% | |
| Jazan | 230 | 389 | 619 | 6.5% | 4.6% | 5.1% | |
| Najran | 172 | 494 | 666 | 1.9% | 2.2% | 2.1% | |
| Albaha | 148 | 438 | 586 | 1.5% | 2.0% | 1.9% | |
| AlJouf/Quriat | 127 | 333 | 460 | 2.0% | 2.1% | 2.1% | |
| Total | 3,012 | 7,106 | 10,118 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Education | <0.001 | ||||||
| Primary or less | 1,406 | 1,669 | 3,075 | 41.2% | 21.2% | 26.2% | |
| Intermediate, secondary, or technical | 997 | 3,655 | 4,652 | 38.3% | 58.1% | 53.2% | |
| Tertiary education | 605 | 1,772 | 2,377 | 20.4% | 20.7% | 20.6% | |
| Total | 3,008 | 7,096 | 10,104 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Household income | <0.001 | ||||||
| <3,000 SR | 523 | 924 | 1,447 | 19.0% | 16.5% | 17.2% | |
| 3,000 to less than 5,000 SR | 433 | 1,128 | 1,561 | 18.4% | 20.5% | 20.0% | |
| 5,000 to less than 7,000 SR | 361 | 1,025 | 1,386 | 13.4% | 15.4% | 14.9% | |
| 7,000 to less than 10,000 SR | 451 | 1,114 | 1,565 | 20.2% | 18.2% | 18.7% | |
| 10,000 to less than 15,000 SR | 368 | 964 | 1,332 | 14.6% | 15.5% | 15.3% | |
| ≥15,000 SR | 336 | 723 | 1,059 | 14.4% | 13.8% | 14.0% | |
| Total | 2,472 | 5,878 | 8,350 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Employment status | <0.001 | ||||||
| Employed | 992 | 2,892 | 3,884 | 30.9% | 32.8% | 32.4% | |
| Unemployed | 522 | 802 | 1,324 | 16.5% | 10.0% | 11.6% | |
| Not in the labor force | 1,485 | 3,394 | 4,879 | 52.6% | 57.2% | 56.0% | |
| Total | 2,999 | 7,088 | 10,087 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| BMI | <0.001 | ||||||
| less than 25 | 776 | 2,529 | 3,305 | 30.1% | 44.7% | 41.0% | |
| 25–30 | 1,024 | 2,205 | 3,229 | 33.3% | 29.2% | 30.2% | |
| 30 or more | 1,126 | 2,147 | 3,273 | 36.5% | 26.1% | 28.7% | |
| Total | 2,926 | 6,881 | 9,807 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Smoking status | <0.001 | ||||||
| Never | 2,579 | 5,792 | 8,371 | 85.6% | 83.1% | 83.8% | |
| Ex-smoker | 137 | 306 | 443 | 4.1% | 3.8% | 3.8% | |
| Current smoker | 293 | 994 | 1,287 | 10.3% | 13.1% | 12.4% | |
| Total | 3,009 | 7,092 | 10,101 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Fast food consumption | <0.001 | ||||||
| None | 1,999 | 2,263 | 4,262 | 65.8% | 30.1% | 39.1% | |
| 1–2 times | 631 | 2,845 | 3,476 | 26.5% | 45.7% | 40.9% | |
| More than twice | 147 | 1,236 | 1,383 | 7.7% | 24.1% | 20.0% | |
| Total | 2,777 | 6,344 | 9,121 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Daily intake of fruits | <0.001 | ||||||
| 0–2 serves | 2,769 | 6,600 | 9,369 | 94.2% | 96.4% | 95.9% | |
| 3–4 serves | 75 | 164 | 239 | 2.4% | 2.4% | 2.4% | |
| 5 or more | 90 | 105 | 195 | 3.3% | 1.2% | 1.7% | |
| Total | 2,934 | 6,869 | 9,803 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Daily intake of vegetables | <0.001 | ||||||
| 0–2 serves | 2,391 | 6,120 | 8,511 | 86.5% | 92.8% | 91.3% | |
| 3–4 serves | 204 | 285 | 489 | 6.6% | 3.8% | 4.5% | |
| 5 or more | 141 | 201 | 342 | 6.9% | 3.4% | 4.3% | |
| Total | 2,736 | 6,606 | 9,342 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Daily TV watching | <0.001 | ||||||
| 0- less than 2 h | 2,412 | 5,396 | 7,808 | 85.8% | 81.0% | 82.2% | |
| 2- less than 4 h | 284 | 888 | 1,172 | 9.4% | 12.6% | 11.8% | |
| 4 h or more | 105 | 459 | 564 | 4.8% | 6.5% | 6.1% | |
| Total | 2,801 | 6,743 | 9,544 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Physical activity | <0.001 | ||||||
| Not active | 1,623 | 3,737 | 5,360 | 71.6% | 60.5% | 63.2% | |
| Low | 213 | 650 | 863 | 9.1% | 12.3% | 11.5% | |
| Moderate | 249 | 784 | 1,033 | 11.4% | 15.0% | 14.1% | |
| High | 165 | 622 | 787 | 7.9% | 12.2% | 11.1% | |
| Total | 2,250 | 5,793 | 8,043 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Attitude toward fast food | <0.001 | ||||||
| Not healthy | 2,486 | 5,961 | 8,447 | 84.7% | 81.9% | 82.6% | |
| Healthy | 108 | 555 | 663 | 4.2% | 9.8% | 8.4% | |
| Do not know | 417 | 583 | 1,000 | 11.1% | 8.3% | 9.0% | |
| Total | 3,011 | 7,099 | 10,110 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |
| Diabetes | <0.001 | ||||||
| No | 2,375 | 6,584 | 8,959 | 85.6% | 95.6% | 93.2% | |
| Yes | 500 | 396 | 896 | 14.4% | 4.4% | 6.8% | |
| Total | 2,875 | 6,980 | 9,855 | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | |