Development and validation of a quantitative food frequency questionnaire to assess dietary intake among Lebanese adults

Table 1 Characteristics of the study sample (n = 238)

Characteristics
Sociodemographic variables
Gender n(%)^a
Male	90 (37.8)
Female	148 (62.2)
Age n(%)
17–24 years	158 (66.4)
25–39 years	38 (16.0)
40–65 years	42 (17.6)
Crowding index n(%)^{a, c}
< 1	185 (77.7)
≥ 1	53 (22.3)
Education n(%)^a
High school or less	120 (50.4)
Bachelor	80 (33.6)
Master’s or Doctor of Philosophy	38 (16.0)
BMI n(%)
< 18.5 kg/m²	16 (6.7)
18.5–24.9 kg/m²	137 (57.6)
25–29.9 kg/m²	74 (31.1)
≥ 30 kg/m²	11 (4.6)

^aFrequency and percentage were used for categorical variables ^bMean average (standard deviation SD) were used for quantitative data ^c Crowding index was defined as the total number of co-residents per household, divided by the total number of rooms, excluding the kitchen and the bathrooms

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