TABLE 1.
Demographic breakdown of surveyed participants (n = 2259).
| Characteristics | |
| Age (years), mean (SD) | 31.1 (12.6) |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Male | 535 (23.7) |
| Female | 1,724 (76.3) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| Married | 1,012 (44.8) |
| Single | 1,189 (52.6) |
| Divorced | 40 (1.8) |
| Widowed | 18 (0.8) |
| Education level, n (%) | |
| Less than high school | 64 (2.8) |
| High school | 217 (9.6) |
| College/Diploma | 317 (14.0) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 1,285 (56.9) |
| Higher than bachelor’s degree | 376 (16.6) |
| Employment status, n (%) | |
| Full-time | 761 (33.7) |
| Part-time | 123 (5.4) |
| Self-employed | 153 (6.8) |
| Student | 667 (29.5) |
| Unemployed | 495 (21.9) |
| Retired | 60 (2.7) |
| Working/studying from home, n (%) | |
| Yes | 711 (31.5) |
| No | 1,334 (59.1) |
| Not applicable | 214 (9.5) |
| Weight change during the pandemic, n (%) | |
| Lost weight | 451 (20) |
| Gained weight | 893 (39.5) |
| Maintained weight | 915 (40.5) |
| Have chronic disease, n (%) | |
| Yes | 244 (10.8) |
| No | 2,015 (89.2 |
| Have ever been infected by the COVID-19 virus, n (%) | |
| Yes | 815 (36.1) |
| No | 1,444 (63.9) |
| Received the COVID-19 vaccine, n (%) | |
| Yes (≥2-doses) | 1,753 (77.6) |
| Yes (1-dose) | 178 (7.9) |
| No (but planning to take it) | 149 (6.6) |
| No (I do not want to take it) | 179 (7.9) |
| Country of residence, n (%) | |
| United Arab Emirates | 530 (23.5) |
| Jordan | 517 (22.9) |
| Lebanon | 586 (25.9) |
| Palestine territories | 626 (27.7) |
Values represent frequencies and percentages [n (%)] or mean and standard deviation [mean (SD)].