Table 1 Demographic variables and fast food consumption in the study sample
|  | All (n = 421) | Users (n = 210) | Non-users (n = 211) | P-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
Gender | 0.365 | |||
 Female | 294 (69.8) | 151 (71.9) | 143 (67.8) |  |
 Male | 127 (30.2) | 59 (28.1) | 68 (32.2) |  |
Marital status | 0.554 | |||
 Single | 105 (24.9) | 55 (26.2) | 50 (23.7) |  |
 Married | 316 (75.1) | 155 (73.8) | 161 (76.3) |  |
Education | 0.918 | |||
  < Secondary education | 77 (18.3) | 38 (18.1) | 39 (18.5) |  |
  ≥ Secondary education | 344 (81.7) | 172 (81.9) | 172 (81.5) |  |
Income | 0.023 | |||
 low | 308 (59.8) | 145 (69.4) | 163 (79.1) |  |
 Intermediate/high | 107 (20.8) | 64 (30.6) | 43 (20.9) |  |
BMI (kg/m2)* | ||||
  < 25 | 223 (53.0) | 116 (55.2) | 107 (50.7) | 0.325 |
  ≥ 25 | 198 (47.0) | 94 (44.8) | 104 (49.3) |  |
Age | ||||
 Mean (SD)c | 37.3 (11.5) | 38.3 (11.1) | 36.2 (11.9) | 0.056 |