Table 2.

Eating practice of respondents (n = 385).

Variable	Male (n = 191) (%)	Female (n = 194) (%)
Eat per day
Two times	14 (7.3)	4 (2.1)
Three times	69 (36.2)	90 (46.4)
Four times	64 (33.5)	69 (35.5)
More	44 (23)	31 (16)
Eat breakfast regularly
No	113 (59.2)	121 (62.4)
Eat vegetables per week
Every day	113 (59.2)	149 (76.8)
1–3 days per week	37 (19.4)	19 (9.8)
4–6 days per week	41 (21.5)	26 (13.4)
Eat fruits in diet
Regularly	38 (19.9)	56 (28.9)
Sometimes	126 (66)	121 (62.4)
Rarely	23 (12)	16 (8.2)
Never	4 (2.1)	1 (0.5)
Eat meat per week
Every day	22 (11.5)	9 (4.6)
1–3 days per week	111 (58.1)	123 (63.4)
4–6 days per week	44 (23.1)	24 (12.4)
Never	14 (7.3)	38 (19.6)
Eat dairy products per week
Every day	48 (25.1)	78 (40.2)
1–3 days per week	111 (58.1)	82 (42.3)
4–6 days per week	17 (8.9)	19 (9.8)
Never	15 (7.9)	15 (7.7)
Eat sweets and bakery items in diet
Regularly	15 (7.8)	23 (11.8)
Sometimes	117 (61.3)	121 (62.4)
Rarely	52 (27.2)	43 (22.2)
Never	7 (3.7)	7 (3.6)
Consume junk foods (Lays, Kurkure, biscuits, chips, noodles, chatpate, panipuri, etc)
Regularly	31 (16.2)	59 (30.4)
Sometimes	105 (55)	106 (54.6)
Rarely	41 (21.5)	22 (11.4)
Never	14 (7.3)	7 (3.6)
Eat at cafes and restaurants or outside home
Regularly	52 (27.2)	31 (16)
Sometimes	120 (62.9)	138 (71.1)
Rarely	19 (9.9)	25 (12.9)
Drink water per day
1–5 glasses	35 (18.3)	64 (33)
1 liter	43 (22.5)	49 (25.3)
2 liters	65 (34.1)	53 (27.3)
More	48 (25.1)	28 (14.4)
Satisfied with eating pattern
Yes	104 (54.5)	114 (58.8)
Skipped meal or food items
No	161 (84.3)	169 (87.1)