Table 1 General characteristics of the study population

Eating Type

<.001

<.001

 Alone

256

7.61

1.033

0.483

502

9.73

1.035

0.476

 Some Together

1199

35.63

1.187

0.497

2255

43.72

1.143

0.473

 Together

1910

56.76

1.200

0.505

2401

46.55

1.148

0.472

One person household

0.103

<.001

 Yes

245

7.28

1.133

0.563

283

5.49

1.006

0.471

 No

3120

92.72

1.187

0.497

4875

94.51

1.142

0.473

Age Group

<.001

<.001

 19–29

614

18.25

1.292

0.553

764

14.81

1.125

0.499

 30–39

715

21.25

1.313

0.539

1120

21.71

1.186

0.491

 40–49

796

23.66

1.187

0.491

1293

25.07

1.115

0.448

 50–59

832

24.73

1.075

0.438

1370

26.56

1.139

0.466

 60 above

408

12.12

1.002

0.385

611

11.85

1.085

0.474

Residential Area

0.064

0.370

 Urban

2771

82.35

1.190

0.507

4364

84.61

1.137

0.474

 Rural

594

17.65

1.148

0.476

794

15.39

1.121

0.474

BMI

0.013

0.901

 Underweight

71

2.11

1.126

0.475

314

6.09

1.126

0.509

 Overweight

1341

39.85

1.213

0.507

1335

25.88

1.132

0.494

 Normal

1953

58.04

1.164

0.499

3509

68.03

1.137

0.463

Weight Changes

<.001

<.001

 Same

464

13.79

1.137

0.519

616

11.94

1.071

0.462

 Decreased

726

21.58

1.259

0.522

1554

30.13

1.167

0.512

 Increased

2175

64.64

1.167

0.489

2988

57.93

1.131

0.454

Marital Status

<.001

<.001

 Married

2365

70.28

1.170

0.481

3813

73.92

1.151

0.461

 Separated

144

4.28

0.936

0.409

504

9.77

1.023

0.462

 Single

856

25.44

1.260

0.556

841

16.30

1.127

0.529

Education Level

<.001

<.001

 Primary

247

7.34

0.950

0.431

654

12.68

0.991

0.431

 Secondary

273

8.11

1.047

0.454

532

10.31

1.093

0.471

 Upper Secondary

1355

40.27

1.213

0.521

2000

38.77

1.149

0.476

 Tertiary

1490

44.28

1.219

0.489

1972

38.23

1.180

0.476

Income Level

<.001

<.001

 Lowest

776

23.06

1.123

0.527

1243

24.10

1.052

0.473

 Lower-Middle

893

26.54

1.136

0.468

1283

24.87

1.094

0.451

 Upper-Middle

823

24.46

1.222

0.505

1320

25.59

1.168

0.473

 Highest

873

25.94

1.247

0.501

1312

25.44

1.220

0.481

Occupation

<.001

<.001

 White

1155

34.32

1.229

0.498

1254

24.31

1.160

0.460

 Pink

431

12.81

1.251

0.478

848

16.44

1.155

0.491

 Blue

1186

35.25

1.144

0.489

762

14.77

1.071

0.441

 Others

593

17.62

1.121

0.539

2294

44.47

1.135

0.484

Alcohol Consumption

0.202

0.222

 Yes

3261

96.91

1.185

0.502

4568

88.56

1.138

0.474

 No

104

3.09

1.121

0.513

590

11.44

1.112

0.475

Cigarettes

0.055

0.557

 Smoker

1382

41.07

1.180

0.524

273

5.29

1.123

0.538

 Ex-Smoker

1158

34.41

1.163

0.486

288

5.58

1.109

0.478

 Non-Smoker

825

24.52

1.217

0.486

4597

89.12

1.137

0.470

Stress Level

0.016

0.247

 High

836

24.84

1.219

0.522

1360

26.37

1.120

0.501

 Medium

2048

60.86

1.178

0.501

3170

61.46

1.137

0.460

 Low

481

14.29

1.139

0.468

628

12.18

1.157

0.483

Nutritional Education

0.741

0.124

 No

3247

96.49

1.182

0.501

4947

95.91

1.133

0.474

 Yes

118

3.51

1.198

0.526

211

4.09

1.184

0.480

Nutrition Supplement Intake (more than2 weeks/year)

<.001

<.001

 No

2065

61.37

1.145

0.487

2540

49.24

1.091

0.461

 Yes

1300

38.63

1.242

0.520

2618

50.76

1.178

0.482

Nutritional Fact Usage

0.00

<.001

<.001

 No

2770

82.32

1.157

0.485

3225

62.52

1.102

0.472

 Yes

595

17.68

1.305

0.558

1933

37.48

1.189

0.471

Total

3365

100.00

1.182

0.501

5158

100.00

1.133

0.471