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Table 1 The characteristics of the included participants

From: Validity and reliability of a food frequency questionnaire for assessing dietary intake among Shanghai residents

Characteristics

Men

Women

All

 

n

% of Sub-group 

n

% of Sub-group

n

% of Sub-group

Age group (years)

 15–44

230

28.8

233

28.2

463

28.5

 45–59

279

35.0

298

36.1

576

35.5

  ≥ 60

289

36.2

294

35.7

583

35.9

Marital Status

 Married

653

81.8

639

77.5

1291

79.6

 Other marital status

145

18.2

185

22.5

330

20.4

Occupation

 Professional job

198

24.8

126

15.3

324

20.0

 Labor job

101

12.7

76

9.3

178

10.9

 0Others

499

62.5

621

75.4

1120

69.1

Years of education

 ≤ 6 years

165

20.7

219

26.6

384

23.7

 7–9 years

248

31.0

261

31.7

509

31.4

 10–12 years

205

25.7

189

22.9

394

24.3

 > 12 years

180

22.6

155

18.8

335

20.7

Weight Status

 Underweight

18

2.2

30

3.6

48

2.9

 Normal

304

38.1

368

44.6

671

41.4

 Overweight

285

35.7

205

24.9

490

30.2

 Obese

63

7.8

38

4.6

100

6.2

 Non-reported

129

16.1

184

22.3

313

19.3

Smoker

 No

370

46.4

819

99.4

1189

73.3

 Yes

428

53.6

5

0.6

433

26.7

Drinker

 No

474

59.4

756

91.8

1230

75.9

 Yes

269

33.7

43

5.2

311

19.2

 Non-reported

55

6.9

25

3.0

80

4.9

Family Income

  < 20,000 RMB/person

38

4.7

50

6.1

88

5.4

 20,000–50,000 RMB/person

249

31.2

258

31.3

506

31.2

  > 50,000 RMB/person

193

24.1

213

25.8

405

25.0

 Non-reported

319

40.0

304

36.9

623

38.4

Region

 Urban

363

45.5

388

47.0

750

46.3

 Suburban

200

25.1

209

25.3

409

25.2

 Rural

235

29.5

228

27.6

463

28.5