| | All | Perceived their diet as healthy1 | Perceived their diet as unhealthy | p-value2 |
|---|
| % |
|---|
| All | 100 | 60.1 | 39.9 | |
| Sex |
| Men | 46.2 | 45.8 | 46.8 | 0.88 |
| Women | 53.8 | 54.2 | 53.2 |
| Age group |
| 20–29 y | 24.2 | 19.9 | 30.7 | 0.16 |
| 30–39 y | 27.8 | 30.6 | 23.6 |
| 40–49 y | 30.2 | 30.5 | 29.8 |
| 50–59 y | 17.8 | 19.1 | 16.0 |
| Residence area |
| Rural | 23.0 | 28.4 | 14.9 | 0.00 |
| Urban | 77.0 | 71.6 | 85.1 |
| SES |
| Low | 18.2 | 20.9 | 14.2 | 0.22 |
| Medium | 26.1 | 25.8 | 26.5 |
| High | 55.8 | 53.4 | 59.4 |
| Education |
| Low | 26.2 | 30.2 | 20.1 | 0.15 |
| Medium | 50.1 | 45.7 | 56.8 |
| High | 23.7 | 24.2 | 23.1 |
| BMI |
| Normal | 23.1 | 26.2 | 18.6 | 0.03 |
| Overweight | 36.0 | 39.3 | 31.0 |
| Obesity | 40.9 | 34.6 | 50.4 |
| Region |
| North | 19.7 | 23.5 | 14.1 | 0.21 |
| Center | 32.1 | 30.1 | 35.0 |
| Mexico City | 18.0 | 15.9 | 21.1 |
| South | 30.2 | 30.5 | 29.8 |
- 1Answered “yes” from “yes” or “no” options, when asked: “Do you consider that your diet is healthy?”
- 2Chi-square test comparing distribution of characteristics by self-perction
