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Table 4 Sociodemographic characteristics of study participants based on clusters (n = 1,209)

From: Food choice motivations and perceptions of healthy eating: a cross-sectional study among consumers in the UAE

Characteristics

Total

Cluster 1

Cluster 2

p-value*

n

%

n

%

n

%

Total

ÌýÌý

740

61.2

469

38.2

Ìý

Sex

ÌýÌýÌýÌýÌýÌý

 F±ð³¾²¹±ô±ð

648

53.6

431

58.2

217

46.3

 &±ô³Ù; 0.001

 M²¹±ô±ð

561

46.4

309

41.8

252

53.7

Age (years)

 18–24

527

43.6

321

43.4

206

43.9

0.455

 25–29

172

14.2

114

15.4

58

12.4

 30–39

204

16.9

119

16.1

85

18.1

 40—65

306

25.3

186

25.1

120

25.6

Nationality

 GCC countries

337

27.9

200

27.0

137

29.2

0.711

 Arab (other countries)

714

59.1

442

59.7

272

58.0

 N´Ç²Ô-´¡°ù²¹²ú

158

13.1

98

13.2

60

12.8

Marital status

â€ÇȾ±²Ô²µ±ô±ð

741

61.3

458

61.9

283

60.3

0.590

 M²¹°ù°ù¾±±ð»å

468

38.7

282

38.1

186

39.7

Education level

 High school or below

239

19.8

153

20.7

86

18.3

0.079

 College certificate or Diploma

187

15.5

99

13.4

88

18.8

 Bachelor’s degree

672

55.6

421

56.9

251

53.5

 Postgraduate education

111

9.2

67

9.1

44

9.4

Employment status

 E³¾±è±ô´Ç²â±ð»å

594

49.1

364

49.2

230

49.0

0.995

 U²Ô±ð³¾±è±ô´Ç²â±ð»å

220

18.2

135

18.2

85

18.1

â€Çȳٳܻå±ð²Ô³Ù

395

32.7

241

32.6

154

32.8

Household gross income level (AED/month)

 &±ô³Ù; 5000

222

18.4

122

16.5

100

21.3

 &±ô³Ù; 0.001

 5000- &±ô³Ù; 10,000

220

18.2

136

18.4

84

17.9

 10,000- &±ô³Ù; 20,000

249

20.6

154

20.8

95

20.3

 20,000- &±ô³Ù; 30,000

262

21.7

189

25.5

73

15.6

 30,000 and above

256

21.2

139

18.8

117

24.9

BMI Categories (kg/m2)

 U²Ô»å±ð°ù·É±ð¾±²µ³ó³Ù

54

4.5

28

3.8

26

5.5

0.288

 N´Ç°ù³¾²¹±ô

577

47.7

365

49.3

212

45.2

 O±¹±ð°ù·É±ð¾±²µ³ó³Ù

389

32.2

230

31.1

159

33.9

 O²ú±ð²õ±ð

189

15.6

117

15.8

72

15.4

  1. *Based on Pearson’s chi-square analysis at a 5% level of significance