Research Article
Prevalence and Predictors of Obesity and Overweight among Adults Visiting Primary Care Settings in the Southwestern Region, Saudi Arabia
Table 1
General characteristics of the studied population.
| Variable | N | % |
| Gender | | |
| Male | 949 | 56.5 |
| Female | 732 | 43.5 |
| Nationality | | |
| Saudi | 1238 | 79.2 |
| Non Saudi | 326 | 20.8 |
| Marital Status | | |
| Married | 946 | 57.0 |
| Single | 600 | 36.2 |
| Divorced | 113 | 6.8 |
| Level of education | | |
| Primary | 861 | 52.2 |
| Secondary | 443 | 26.9 |
| University | 344 | 20.9 |
| Monthly income | | |
| >7000 SAR | 480 | 33.4 |
| 5000-7000 SAR | 289 | 20.1 |
| <5000 SAR | 667 | 46.4 |
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