Energy and Macronutrients Intakes among Childbearing Age Women Living in the Urban Area of Morocco: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Demographic and socioeconomic characteristics of the study population.

Variables	n	%	95% CI
Age groups (years)
19 to 29	240	44.2	40.4–48.5
30 to 40	203	37.5	33.4–41.3
41 and more	99	18.3	15.1–21.6
Ethnic background
Arab	418	77.1	73.8–80.6
Amazigh	96	17.7	14.6–20.7
Sahraoui	12	2.2	1.1–3.5
Rifian	9	1.7	0.7–2.8
Jebli	7	1.3	0.2–2.4
Level of education
Illiterate	93	17.2	14.0–20.3
Primary	113	20.8	17.2–24.5
Secondary	208	38.4	34.3–42.8
Higher education	128	23.6	19.9–27.3
Marital status
Single	111	20.5	17.3–24.2
Married	405	74.7	70.8–78.2
Divorced	22	4.1	2.6–5.5
Widowed	4	0.7	0.2–1.5
Occupation of women
Without job	383	70.7	66.6–74.5
Student	52	9.6	7.4–12.2
With job	107	19.7	16.6–23.1
Occupation of the household head
Without job	16	3.0	1.7–4.4
With job	516	95.2	93.4–96.9
Retired	10	1.8	0.7–3.1
Number of children
No child	133	24.5	20.8–28.6
1 to 2 children	271	50.0	45.6–53.7
3 or more	138	25.5	22.1–29.3
Monthly expenditure (US$)
Lower than 122	4	0.7	0.2–1.7
122 to 195	39	7.2	5.0–9.4
196 to 244	144	26.6	22.9–30.4
244 to 366	119	22.0	18.5–25.3
Higher than 366	124	22.9	19.2–26.4
Not known	112	20.7	17.3–24
Monthly expenditure for food (US$)
Lower than 65.36	21	3.9	2.4–5.5
65.47 to 98.03	55	10.1	7.7–12.7
98.14 to 130.71	56	10.3	7.8–12.7
130.82 to 174.28	132	24.4	21.0–28
174.39 to 272.32	97	17.9	14.8–21.4
Higher than 272.32	69	12.7	10.1–15.7
Not known	112	20.7	17.3–24.0
Household size
<4 people	107	19.7	16.6–23.2
4 to 7 people	390	72.0	68.1–75.6
>7 people	45	8.3	6.1–10.7

Note. Values are expressed in count and percentage, CI: 95% confidence interval.