Table 2.

Prevalence of smoking (cigarette and TWP), playing sports, and dieting.

	Dubai						West Bank						P-value
	Males		Females		Total		Males		Females		Total
	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%	N	%
Smoke cigarettes													<0.001
Yes	191	29.6	56	6	247	15.7	284	46	40	3.3	324	17.5
No	454	70.4	876	94	1330	84.3	334	54	1190	96.7	1524	82.5
Total	645	100	932	100	1577	100	618	100	1230	100	1848	100
Smoke waterpipe													<0.001
Yes, constantly	64	9.9	24	2.6	88	5.6	104	16.8	57	4.6	161	8.7
Yes, sometimes	186	28.8	131	14.1	317	20.1	226	36.6	192	15.6	418	22.6
No	395	61.2	777	83.4	1172	74.3	288	46.6	981	79.8	1269	68.7
Total	645	100	932	100	1577	100	615	100	1230	100	1848	100
Play sports													<0.001
Regularly	265	41.4	155	16.8	420	26.8	156	25.3	138	11.3	294	16
Irregularly	324	50.6	582	63.1	906	58	359	58.2	796	65.1	1155	62.8
I don't practice	51	8	186	20.2	237	15.2	102	16.5	289	23.6	391	21.3
Total	640	100	923	100	1563	100	617	100	1223	100	1840	100
Diet to reduce weight													<0.001
Yes	131	20.5	200	21.6	331	21.1	76	12.4	181	14.7	257	13.9
No, my weight is fine	303	47.3	375	40.4	678	43.2	357	58	667	54.3	1024	55.5
No, but I want to reduce weight	135	21.1	265	28.6	400	25.5	88	14.3	272	22.1	360	19.5
No, I want to gain weight	71	11.1	88	9.5	159	10.1	94	15.3	109	8.9	203	11
Total	640	100	928	100	1568	100	615	100	1229	100	1844	100