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

Table 3 Ready-to-eat food consumption of sedentary staffs (N = 400)

Characteristics	Male (n = 64)		Female (n = 336)		Total (N = 400)
Characteristics	n	%	n	%	N	%
Frequency of RTE* food consumption
Less frequently consumed^*	20	31.2	87	25.9	107	26.7
More frequently consumed^#	44	68.8	249	74.1	293	73.3
Instant noodle consumption
Less frequently consumed^*	44	68.8	235	69.9	279	69.7
More frequently consumed^#	20	31.2	101	30.1	121	30.3
Sweet confectionaries consumption
Less frequently consumed^*	9	14.1	26	7.7	35	8.7
More frequently consumed^#	55	85.9	310	92.3	365	91.3
Non-alcoholic beverages consumption
Less frequently consumed*	22	34.4	139	41.4	161	40.2
More frequently consumed^#	42	65.6	197	58.6	239	59.8
Instant -mix consumption
Less frequently consumed^*	11	17.2	89	26.5	100	25.0
More frequently consumed^#	53	82.8	247	73.5	300	75.0
Habit of eating out
Not eat out	9	14.1	70	20.8	79	19.7
Eat out	55	85.9	266	79.2	321	80.3
Reason of eating out
Fun/pleasure	28	43.8	178	53.0	206	51.5
Change/time consuming	36	56.2	158	47.0	194	48.5
Preference for RTE* food
No	20	31.2	120	35.7	140	35.0
Yes	44	68.8	216	64.3	260	65.0
Duration of consumption
Less than one year	15	23.4	49	14.6	64	16.0
More than or equal to one year	49	76.6	287	85.4	336	84.0
Timing of consumption
Dinner	9	14.1	41	12.2	50	12.5
Breakfast/lunch/supper	55	85.9	295	87.8	350	87.5
Free time consumption
No	25	39.1	109	32.4	134	33.5
Yes	39	60.9	227	67.6	266	66.5
Habit of storage
No	23	35.9	95	28.3	118	29.5
Yes	41	64.1	241	71.7	282	70.5

^* RTE: Ready-to-eat; ^#More frequently consumed (two to three times per day, once daily, two to four times per week, once per week and one to three times per month); ^*Less frequently consumed (less than once per month)

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