Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics and differences in perception of healthy eating of participants (n鈥�=鈥�1209)
Characteristics | Total | Overall perception of healthy eating score | p-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | Mean | SD | ||
Sex | |||||
鈥僃别尘补濒别 | 648 | 53.6 | 31.1 | 3.8 | 0.002 |
鈥僊补濒别 | 561 | 46.4 | 30.4 | 4.2 | |
Age (years) | |||||
鈥�18鈥�24 | 527 | 43.6 | 31.2 | 4.2 | 鈥�&濒迟;鈥�0.001 a |
鈥�25鈥�29 | 172 | 14.2 | 31.2 | 3.7 | |
鈥�30鈥�39 | 204 | 16.9 | 29.7 | 4.1 | |
鈥�40 鈭�65 | 306 | 25.3 | 30.5 | 3.5 | |
Nationality | |||||
鈥僄CC countries | 337 | 27.9 | 30.5 | 3.8 | 0.259 |
鈥傾rab (other countries) | 714 | 59.1 | 30.9 | 4.0 | |
鈥僋辞苍-础谤补产 | 158 | 13.1 | 30.9 | 4.3 | |
Marital status | |||||
鈥侨颈苍驳濒别 | 741 | 61.3 | 31.1 | 4.1 | 0.001 |
鈥僊补谤谤颈别诲 | 468 | 38.7 | 30.3 | 3.7 | |
Education level | |||||
鈥僅igh school or below | 239 | 19.8 | 30.5 | 4.2 | 鈥�&濒迟;鈥�0.001b |
鈥僀ollege certificate or Diploma | 187 | 15.5 | 29.7 | 4.3 | |
鈥傿achelor鈥檚 degree | 672 | 55.6 | 31.1 | 3.7 | |
鈥働ostgraduate education | 111 | 9.2 | 31.6 | 4.0 | |
Employment status | |||||
鈥僂尘辫濒辞测别诲 | 594 | 49.1 | 30.5 | 4.1 | 0.011 c |
鈥僓苍别尘辫濒辞测别诲 | 220 | 18.2 | 30.6 | 3.3 | |
鈥侨迟耻诲别苍迟 | 395 | 32.7 | 31.3 | 4.1 | |
Household gross income (AED/month) | |||||
鈥�&濒迟;鈥�5000 | 222 | 18.4 | 29.3 | 4.3 | 鈥�&濒迟;鈥�0.001d |
鈥�5000-鈥�&濒迟;鈥�10,000 | 220 | 18.2 | 30.5 | 3.7 | |
鈥�10,000-鈥�&濒迟;鈥�20,000 | 249 | 20.6 | 31.0 | 3.8 | |
鈥�20,000-鈥�&濒迟;鈥�30,000 | 262 | 21.7 | 32.0 | 3.5 | |
鈥�30,000 and above | 256 | 21.2 | 30.8 | 4.2 | |
BMI Categories (kg/m2) | |||||
鈥僓苍诲别谤飞别颈驳丑迟 | 54 | 4.5 | 30.5 | 3.9 | 0.033 |
鈥僋辞谤尘补濒 | 577 | 47.7 | 31.1 | 3.9 | |
鈥僌惫别谤飞别颈驳丑迟 | 389 | 32.2 | 30.6 | 3.9 | |
鈥僌产别蝉别 | 189 | 15.6 | 30.2 | 4.3 | |