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Table 1 Socio-demographic, lifestyle, anthropometric, and dietary characteristics of study sample ≥20 years (n = 2608)

From: Diet, physical activity and socio-economic disparities of obesity in Lebanese adults: findings from a national study

Variable

Men (n = 1222)

Women (n = 1386)

 
 

Age (years) ≥20

 
 

Socio-demographic characteristics

 

%

n

%

n

P-Value*

Governorates

     

Capital (Beirut)

12.6

159

9.2

128

.002

Other

87.4

1062

90.8

1258

 

Marital status

     

Single

38.6

471

25.3

351

.000

Married

58.1

709

62.5

865

 

Divorced, separated, widowed

3.4

41

12.2

169

 

Educational

     

Preliminary or less

22.0

269

20.6

286

.612

Complimentary

25.3

309

24.3

336

 

High school/Diploma

24.1

295

26.0

360

 

University

28.6

349

29.1

404

 

Household assets

     

<7 items

44.8

544

57.5

792

.000

≥ = 7 items

55.2

669

42.5

585

 

Crowding index

     

CI < 1 person/room

39.5

481

35.7

492

.042

CI ≥ 1 person/room

60.5

736

64.3

888

 

Family history of obesity

     

No

61.9

757

54.2

746

.000

Yes

38.1

463

45.8

636

 
 

Lifestyle characteristics

 

%

n

%

n

P-Value*

Smoking

     

No

31.5

385

49.9

692

.000

Yes

68.5

837

50.1

694

 

Physical activity

     

Low

48.0

570

43.4

591

.009

Moderate

28.5

338

34.0

463

 

High

23.5

279

22.6

307

 

Meals pattern

     

Skips 1 or more meals a day

49.5

604

56.2

778

.000

Eats regular 3 meals a day

50.5

615

43.8

606

 
 

Anthropometric characteristics

 
 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

P-Value*

Weight (kg)

82.5

15.5

68.5

14.2

.000

Height (cm)

173.1

7.4

159.2

6.4

.000

BMI (Kg/m 2 )

27.5

4.7

27.1

5.8

.048

Waist circumference (cm)

94.9

12.9

86.5

14.3

.000

% Body fat

26.4

6.8

35.6

6.3

.000

 

Dietary characteristics

 
 

(n = 1193)

(n = 1347)

 
 

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

P-Value*

Energy (Kjoules)

10273

5603

7024

3660

.000

% Fat

36.8

10.1

37.5

11.1

.000

% Protein

14.8

5.0

14.5

5.2

.000

% Carbohydrate

48.2

11.4

49.2

11.8

.000

  1. *Significant at p < 0.05.
  2. *Differences across gender were examined using t-test and chi-square.