Table 1 Background characteristics of study participants
From: Food consumption patterns and associated factors among Vietnamese women of reproductive age
| Â | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Participant characteristics | Â | Â |
Age of woman (mean ± SD: 26.15 ± 4.56) |  |  |
≤ 25 | 2419 | 48.57 |
26-30 | 1712 | 34.38 |
> 30 | 849 | 17.05 |
Ethnicity | Â | Â |
Kinh | 2515 | 50.49 |
Minority | 2466 | 49.51 |
Occupation | Â | Â |
Other | 966 | 19.39 |
Farmer | 4017 | 80.61 |
Education (Highest grade completed) | Â | Â |
0-5 | 410 | 8.23 |
6-9 | 2726 | 54.71 |
10-12 | 1250 | 25.09 |
Greater than 12 | 597 | 11.98 |
BMI (mean ± SD: 19.5 ± 1.9) |  |  |
Underweight (BMI < 18.5 kg/m) | 1580 | 31.71 |
Overweight (BMI > 23 kg/m) | 249 | 5.00 |
Household characteristics | Â | Â |
Food Insecurity Level | Â | Â |
Moderate or severe | 942 | 18.9 |
Mild | 616 | 12.36 |
Secure | 3425 | 68.73 |
Socioeconomic status | Â | Â |
Poorest | 995 | 20.01 |
Poorer | 995 | 20.01 |
Average | 994 | 19.99 |
Richer | 995 | 20.01 |
Richest | 994 | 19.99 |
Number of dependents | Â | Â |
0 | 386 | 7.75 |
1 | 3697 | 74.19 |
2 or more | 900 | 18.06 |