Table 1 Participants’ Socio-demographic Characteristics (N = 1409)
Variable | Categories | Frequency (n) | Percentage (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | < 20 | 28 | 2.0 |
20–29 | 834 | 59.2 | |
30–39 | 508 | 36.1 | |
40–45 | 39 | 2.8 | |
BMI | Underweight | 63 | 4.5 |
Normal | 639 | 45.4 | |
Overweight | 464 | 32.9 | |
Obese | 243 | 17.2 | |
Marital status | Married | 1348 | 95.7 |
Divorced | 27 | 1.9 | |
Married with complicated issues or separated without being divorced | 34 | 2.4 | |
Educational level | No certificate | 8 | 0.6 |
Secondary or less | 231 | 16.4 | |
Diploma | 106 | 7.5 | |
Bachelor | 933 | 66.2 | |
Master | 117 | 8.3 | |
Ph.D | 14 | 1.0 | |
Current work | Government employee | 146 | 10.4 |
Unemployed | 912 | 64.7 | |
Free business | 71 | 5.0 | |
Student | 177 | 12.6 | |
Private sector employee | 103 | 7.3 | |
Nationality | Saudi | 1196 | 84.9 |
Non-Saudi | 213 | 15.1 | |
Region of residence | Mecca | 466 | 33.1 |
Riyadh | 300 | 21.3 | |
Eastern province | 191 | 13.6 | |
Medina | 89 | 6.3 | |
Asir | 85 | 6.0 | |
Other | 278 | 19.7 |