Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study sample (n = 261)

Age

Mean (SD)

38.8 (11.09)

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Gender

  Male

95

36.4

  Female

166

63.6

Marital status

  Single

64

24.5

  Married

191

73.2

  Widowed

6

2.3

Educational attainment

  Primary

55

21.1

  Secondary

77

29.5

  Higher

129

49.4

Occupation

  Employed

135

51.7

  Housewife

94

36

  Retired

5

1.9

  Unemployed

27

10.3

Smoking status

  Smoker

20

7.7

  Non-smoker

241

92.3

WHO BMI Category

  Underweight (< 18.5 kg/m²)

7

2.68

  Normal weight (18.5–24.9 kg/m²)

89

34.1

  Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m²)

110

42.1

  Obese (> 30.0 kg/m²)

21.1

55

Physical activity

  Low

86

33

  Medium

108

41.4

  High

67

25.7