Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics by gender of the total study population (n = 3394)
From: Sex disparities in dietary intake across the lifespan: the case of Lebanon
| Children and Adolescents | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 865) | Males (n = 437) | Females (n = 428) | p-value* | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 6–11.9 | 370 (42.8) | 193 (44.2) | 177 (41.4) | 0.404 |
| 12–19.9 | 495 (57.2) | 244 (55.8) | 251 (58.6) | |
| Governorate | ||||
| Beirut | 56 (6.7) | 34 (8.1) | 22 (5.2) | 0.003 |
| Mount Lebanon | 311 (37.1) | 178 (42.6) | 133 (31.6) | |
| North | 197 (23.5) | 92 (22.0) | 105 (24.9) | |
| South | 117 (13.9) | 47 (11.2) | 70 (16.6) | |
| Bekaa | 113 (13.5) | 48 (11.5) | 65 (15.4) | |
| Nabatieh | 45 (5.4) | 19 (4.5) | 26 (6.2) | |
| Crowding index | ||||
| < 1 Person/Room | 165 (19.1) | 89 (20.4) | 76 (17.8) | 0.337 |
| ≥ 1 Person/Room | 699 (80.9) | 348 (79.6) | 351 (82.2) | |
| Father’s education level | ||||
| Primary or lower | 236 (30.8) | 115 (29.9) | 121 (31.7) | 0.467 |
| Up to high school | 409 (53.4) | 213 (55.5) | 196 (51.3) | |
| University or higher | 121 (15.8) | 56 (14.6) | 65 (17.0) | |
| Mother’s education level | ||||
| Primary or lower | 192 (24.3) | 101 (25.8) | 91 (22.9) | 0.405 |
| Up to high school | 468 (59.3) | 233 (59.4) | 235 (59.2) | |
| University or higher | 129 (16.3) | 58 (14.8) | 71 (17.9) | |
| Adults | ||||
| Total (n = 2529) | Males (n = 1141) | Females (n = 1388) | p-value* | |
| Age (years) | ||||
| 20–59.9 | 2105 (83.2) | 926 (81.2) | 1179 (84.9) | 0.011 |
| ≥ 60 | 424 (16.8) | 215 (18.8) | 209 (15.1) | |
| Governorate | ||||
| Beirut | 281 (11.1) | 153 (13.4) | 128 (9.2) | < 0.001 |
| Mount Lebanon | 1104 (43.7) | 523 (45.8) | 581 (41.9) | |
| North | 420 (16.6) | 188 (16.5) | 232 (16.7) | |
| South | 311 (12.3) | 130 (11.4) | 181 (13.0) | |
| Bekaa | 296 (11.7) | 106 (9.3) | 190 (13.7) | |
| Nabatieh | 117 (4.6) | 41 (3.6) | 76 (5.5) | |
| Crowding index | ||||
| < 1 Person/Room | 951 (37.8) | 459 (40.4) | 492 (35.6) | 0.013 |
| ≥ 1 Person/Room | 1567 (62.2) | 677 (59.6) | 890 (64.4) | |
| Marital status | ||||
| Single | 788 (31.2) | 429 (37.6) | 359 (25.9) | < 0.001 |
| Married | 1530 (60.5) | 671 (58.9) | 859 (61.9) | |
| Divorced, separated, or widowed | 209 (8.3) | 40 (3.5) | 169 (12.2) | |
| Education level | ||||
| Primary or lower | 534 (21.1) | 253 (22.2) | 281 (20.2) | 0.488 |
| Up to high school | 1258 (49.7) | 562 (49.3) | 696 (50.1) | |
| University or higher | 737 (29.1) | 326 (28.6) | 411 (29.6) | |
| Employment status | ||||
| Employed | 1254 (49.6) | 859 (75.4) | 395 (28.5) | < 0.001 |
| Not employed** | 262 (10.4) | 203 (17.8) | 59 (4.3) | |
| Housewife | 835 (33.0) | 1 (0.1) | 834 (60.1) | |
| Student | 177 (7.0) | 77 (6.8) | 100 (7.2) | |