Research Article
Effect of Social Beliefs on Consumption of Dairy Products and Its Predicting Factors Based on the Transtheoretical Model: A Population-Based Study
Table 2
Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the study sample (n = 981).
| | Participants characteristics | Male (n = 506) N (%) or mean (IQR) | Female (n = 475) N (%) or mean (IQR) |
| | Educational level | High school and lower | 208 (41.10) | 275 (57.89) | | Completed college | 297 (58.69) | 184 (38.73) | | Missing | 1 (0.19) | 16 (3.36) |
| | Job status | Employee | 312 (62.20) | 104 (22.12) | | Unemployed | 190 (37.80) | 371 (77.87) | | Missing | 4 (0.79) | 0 (0.00) |
| | Abuse (alcohol or cigarette) | Yes | 84 (16.60) | 9 (1.89) | | No | 422 (83.39) | 466 (98.10) |
| | Opium addiction | Yes | 17 (3.35) | 1 (0.21) | | No | 489 (96.64) | 474 (99.78) |
| | Recommended physical activity | Yes | 297 (58.69) | 250 (52.63) | | No | 209 (41.30) | 225 (47.36) |
| | Income (dollars per month) | 433 (233–1000) | 333 (166–666) |
| | Body mass index (Kg/m2) | 25.2 (22.5–27.6) | 22.1 (19.3–25.2) |
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IQR: interquartile range.
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