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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants according to full service and fast food restaurant density (N = 5264)

From: Association between full service and fast food restaurant density, dietary intake and overweight/obesity among adults in Delhi, India

 

Full service and fast food restaurant density (tertiles)

1 (n = 1737)

2 (n = 1782)

3 (n = 1745)

P-valuea

Age (years)

43.7 (12.8)

44.1 (13.7)

45.6 (13.8)

<0.0001

Sex

   

0.97

 Male

50.0 (869)

50.2 (894)

49.7 (868)

 

 Female

50.0 (868)

49.8 (888)

50.3 (877)

 

Marital status

   

0.009

 Unmarried

10.1 (175)

10.4 (186)

13.1 (228)

 

 Married

89.9 (1562)

89.6 (1596)

86.9 (1517)

 

Household income

   

<0.0001

 < 10,000 INR

57.3 (989)

56.9 (1008)

32.7 (566)

 

 10,000-20,000 INR

20.5 (354)

20.4 (362)

26.5 (459)

 

 > 20,000 INR

22.1 (382)

22.7 (402)

40.8 (706)

 

Employment status

   

<0.0001

 Not working

51.2 (889)

52.1 (928)

50.8 (887)

 

 Unskilled/semi-skilled

19.0 (330)

20.6 (367)

14.7 (257)

 

 Skilled/trained

24.8 (430)

24.2 (432)

25.6 (447)

 

 White collar

5.1 (88)

3.1 (55)

8.8 (154)

 

Education

   

<0.0001

 Up to Primary School

24.5 (425)

25.9 (461)

13.7 (239)

 

 High School up to Secondary School

53.3 (926)

54.0 (962)

53.1 (926)

 

 Graduate Level or Higher

22.2 (386)

20.2 (359)

33.2 (580)

 

Tobacco use

   

0.0003

 Never used

71.9 (1249)

73.5 (1310)

77.6 (1354)

 

 Used in past (but not currently)

1.8 (32)

2.2 (39)

2.5 (43)

 

 Currently using

26.3 (456)

24.3 (433)

19.9 (348)

 

Alcohol use

   

0.0006

 Never used

82.7 (1437)

85.1 (1517)

79.5 (1388)

 

 Used in past or currently use occasionally

12.8 (222)

11.3 (201)

15.0 (261)

 

 Currently using

4.5. (78)

3.6 (64)

5.5 (96)

 

Motorized bike

   

<0.0001

 Yes

46.0 (799)

46.2 (822)

58.9 (1027)

 

 No

54.0 (937)

53.9 (959)

41.2 (718)

 

Car

   

<0.0001

 Yes

24.4 (423)

20.7 (368)

43.8 (765)

 

 No

75.6 (1313)

79.3 (1413)

56.2 (980)

 

Bicycle

   

0.0006

 Yes

30.2 (524)

24.5 (437)

26.3 (458)

 

 No

69.8 (1212)

75.5 (1344)

73.8 (1287)

 

Vegetarian

   

<0.0001

 Yes

54.5 (947)

57.7 (1029)

48.4 (845)

 

 No

45.5 (790)

42.3 (753)

51.6 (900)

 

Moderate physical activity

   

0.006

 None

55.3 (959)

59.9 (1065)

59.4 (1034)

 

 < 150 min/week

22.7 (393)

18.0 (320)

19.1 (332)

 

 ≥ 150 min/week

22.1 (383)

22.2 (394)

21.5 (375)

 
  1. Values are mean (SD) or percent (n)
  2. a P-value from analysis of variance (continuous variables) or Chi-square test (binary and categorical variables) of association between full service and fast food restaurant density and sociodemographic characteristics
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