Table 1.
Characteristics of demographic, anthropometric, mood test and food consumption by gender of the total study population.
| Particulars | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Age (years) | 23.6 (5.54) | 23.2 (5.21) |
| BMI * | 23.47 (2.28) | 22.31 (2.17) |
| Marital Status (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Married | 89 (49.7) | 81 (45) |
| Unmarried | 90 (50.3) | 99 (55) |
| Income (SAR/month) (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Low (<5000) | 88 (49.16) | 90 (50) |
| Average (5000–10,000) | 41 (22.91) | 43 (23.89) |
| Moderate (10,001–15,000) | 30 (16.76) | 28 (15.56) |
| High (>15,000) | 20 (11.17) | 19 (10.55) |
| Education Level (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| High school | 79 (44.13) | 80 (44.44) |
| Diploma | 14 (7.82) | 12 (6.67) |
| Graduate | 62 (34.64) | 66 (36.67) |
| Post-Graduate | 24 (13.41) | 22 (12.22) |
| Physical Activity (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
| Yes | 112 (62.6) | 108 (60) |
| No | 67 (37.4) | 72 (40) |
| Smoking or/and tobacco products (%) * | n (%) | n (%) |
| Yes | 120 (67) | 55 (31) |
| No | 59 (33) | 125 (69) |
| Supplements (%) $ | n (%) | n (%) |
| Yes | 36 (20) | 42 (23) |
| No | 143 (80) | 138 (77) |
| Energy intake, mean (SD) !* | 1379.12 (242.34) | 1181.35 (227.09) |
| Total Daily fibre intake, mean (SD) !* | 12.44 (2.88) | 14.17 (3.09) |
| DASS-Stress score mean (SD) | 11.15 (9.61) | 12.86 (11.31) |
| DASS-Anxiety score mean (SD) | 11.25 (9.09) | 10.78 (9.78) |
| DASS-Depression score mean (SD) | 14.11 (10.31) | 12.32 (9.55) |
SAR: Saudi Arabia Riyal, * trend p-value indicates statistical significance < 0.05, ! from 24 dietary recall, $ supplements: minerals and vitamins, n; total number of participants.