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Table 1 Background characteristics of sedentary staffs (N = 400)

From: Association between body mass index and ready-to-eat food consumption among sedentary staff in Nay Pyi Taw union territory, Myanmar

Characteristics

Male (n = 64)

Female (n = 336)

Total (N = 400)

n

%

n

%

N

%

Age (years)

 18–30

31

48.4

188

56.0

219

54.8

 31–40

14

21.9

108

32.1

122

30.5

 41–50

13

20.3

28

8.3

41

10.2

 51–60

6

9.4

12

3.6

18

4.5

Designation

 Other rank

41

64.1

279

83.0

320

80.0

 Officer and above

23

35.9

57

17.0

80

20.0

Average monthly overtime hour

 Less than or equal to five

40

62.5

255

75.9

295

73.7

 More than five

24

37.5

81

24.1

105

26.3

Marital status

 Othersb

35

54.7

228

67.9

263

65.7

 Married

29

45.3

108

32.1

137

34.3

Presence of children

 No

38

59.4

243

72.3

281

70.2

 Yes

26

40.6

93

27.7

119

29.8

Number of children

 Single

47

73.4

301

89.6

348

87.0

 More than one

17

26.6

35

10.4

52

13.0

Type of family

 Nuclear

56

87.5

303

90.2

359

89.7

 Extended

8

12.5

33

9.8

41

10.3

Monthly family income (MMKc)

 Less than or equal to 450,000

38

59.4

239

71.1

277

69.2

 More than 450,000

26

40.6

97

28.9

123

30.8

Presence of housemaid

 Present

4

6.3

7

2.1

11

2.8

 Absent

60

93.7

329

97.9

389

97.2

Role of cooking in family

 Main

9

14.1

185

55.1

194

48.5

 Supportive

55

85.9

151

44.9

206

51.5

Medical history of NCDsa

 No

47

73.4

274

81.5

321

80.2

 Yes

17

26.6

62

18.5

79

19.8

  1. aNCDs: non-communicable diseases (hypertension, diabetes mellitus and ischemic heart diseases)
  2. bOthers: single, divorced, separated, widow/widower, cMMK-Myanmar kyats (1USD = 1512MMK on 22.4.2019)