Table 1 Demographic and anthropometric characteristics of questionnaire respondents during the COVID-19 lockdown in Egypt
From: Changes in dietary habits during Covid-19 lockdown in Egypt: the Egyptian COVIDiet study
Variable | Frequency, n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (Years old) | |
≤ 20 | 87 (8.6) |
21–35 | 683 (67.6) |
36–50 | 219 (21.7) |
> 50 | 21 (2.1) |
BMI (kg/m 2 ) | |
< 18.5 | 23 (2.3) |
18.5-< 25 | 369 (36.5) |
25-< 30 | 394 (39.0) |
> 30 | 224 (22.2) |
Gender | |
Male | 229 (22.7) |
Female | 781 (77.3) |
Children in Care | |
Yes | 469 (46.4) |
No | 541 (53.6) |
Place of Residence | |
Family home | 877 (86.8) |
Alone | 133 (13.2) |
Educational Level | |
University | 629 (62.3) |
Postgraduate | 315 (31.2) |
Secondary | 66 (6.5) |
Governorate | |
Alexandria | 504 (49.9) |
Cairo | 342 (33.9) |
Delta | 114 (11.3) |
Others | 50 (4.9) |