TABLE 1.
Participant demographic characteristics.
| All | Female | Male | |
| Number of participants | 128 (100%) | 66 (51.6%) | 62 (48.4%) |
| Age (years) | 24.78 ± 0.51 (18–45) | 24.65 ± 0.7 (18–45) | 24.92 ± 0.74 (18–43) |
| BMI (body mass index) | 23.25 ± 0.2 (19.49–29.39) | 23.06 ± 0.27 (20.05–29.38) | 23.46 ± 0.31 (19.49–29.39) |
| Normal weight (%) (BMI between 19.5 and 24.9) | 80.5% (103) | 84.8% (56) | 75.8% (47) |
| Overweight (%) (BMI between 25 and 30) | 19.5% (25) | 15.2% (10) | 24.2% (15) |
| Adult eating behavior questionnaire (AEBQ) score | 1.33 ± 0.05 (0.58–3.61) | 1.27 ± 0.06 (0.64–3.61) | 1.4 ± 0.07 (0.58–2.88) |
| Physical exercise (yes/no) | 68.0% (87) | 66.7% (44) | 69.4% (43) |
| Highest education level completed | |||
| College | 38.3% (49) | 34.8% (23) | 41.9% (26) |
| High school | 53.9% (69) | 57.6% (38) | 50.0% (31) |
| Post-graduate | 7.0% (9) | 6.1% (4) | 8.1% (5) |
| Primary | 0.8% (1) | 1.5% (1) | 0.0% (0) |