Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of participants
Variable | Participants |
|---|---|
|  | (N = 582) |
Gender | n (%) |
 Male | 173(29.7) |
 Female | 409(70.3) |
Age and Anthropometric measurements | Median (25th-75th percentile) |
 Age (years) | 23.0(21.0–37.0) |
 Height (cm) | 163.0(157.0–169.9) |
 Weight (kg) | 67.0(55.4–80.0) |
 BMI (kg/m2) | 24.8 (21.4–29.4) |
BMI category | n (%) |
 Underweight | 45(7.7) |
 Normal body weight | 255(43.8) |
 Overweight | 153(26.3) |
 Obese | 129(22.2) |
Sociodemographic characteristics | n (%) |
 Monthly Income | |
  Less than 500 BD | 441 (75.8) |
  From 500 to 1000 BD | 107(17.9) |
  More than 1000 BD | 34(6.3) |
 Educational Level | |
  Secondary school degree or less | 194 (33.3) |
  Diploma degree | 78(13.4) |
  Bachelor’s degree | 301(51.7) |
  Master’s degree and above | 9(1.5) |
Occupational | |
 Student | 267 (45.9) |
 Employee | 156(26.8) |
 Housewife | 89(15.3) |
 Unemployed | 70(12.0) |
General health-related factors | n (%) |
 Presence of Chronic Disease | |
  Yes | 128 (22.0) |
  No | 454(78.0) |
 Smokin | |
  Non-smoker | 337(57.9) |
  Passive smoker | 146(25.1) |
  Current smoker | 99(17.0) |
Type of current Smoking | |
 Cigarettes/ Electronic Cigarettes | 66(51.2) |
 Hookah/ Electronic Hookah | 63(48.8) |