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Table 5 Weight perception and access to support for living a healthy lifestyle

From: Uncovering risky behaviors of expatriate teenagers in the United Arab Emirates: A survey of tobacco use, nutrition and physical activity habits

Survey Question

Answer Choice

Frequency

How do you describe your weight? (n = 434)

Very underweight

6.0 %

Slightly underweight

13.8 %

About the right weight

52.1 %

Slightly overweight

23.5 %

Very overweight

4.6 %

Which of the following are you trying to do about your weight? (n = 436)

Lose weight

55.0 %

Gain weight

9.6 %

Stay the same weight

20.6 %

I am not trying to do anything about my weight

14.7 %

Have you ever received help or advice to help you maintain a healthy lifestyle? (n = 430)

Yes

69.5 %

No

30.5 %

During the past 12 months, on how many sports teams did you play? (Count any teams run by your school or community groups.) (n = 429)

0 teams

34.0 %

1 team

34.3 %

2 teams

15.9 %

3 or more teams

15.9 %

During the past 7 days, on how many days were you physically active for a total of at least 60 minutes per day? (Add up all the time you spent in any kind of physical activity that increased your heart rate and made you breathe hard some of the time.) (n = 428)

0 days

16.4 %

1 day

12.6 %

2 days

14.5 %

3 days

15.2 %

4 days

11.9 %

5 days

10.5 %

6 days

3.3 %

7 days

15.7 %