Table 6 |
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Participants response for eating, drinking and smoking habits questionnaire. |
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Questions Asked |
Answer Levels |
Total (Percent) |
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Q1. Do you take your meals regularly? |
A. |
Always regular |
N = 131 (36.7%) |
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B. |
Irregular |
N = 226 (63.3%) |
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Q2. Do you take breakfast? |
A. |
Daily |
N = 178 (49.9%) |
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B. |
Three or four times per week |
N = 138 (38.7%) |
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C. |
Once or twice per week |
N = 29 (8.1%) |
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D. |
Rarely |
N = 12 (3.4%) |
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Q3. How many times do you eat meals except snacks? |
A. |
One time |
N = 40 (11.2%) |
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B. |
Two times |
N = 199 (55.7%) |
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C. |
Three times |
N = 112 (31.4%) |
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D. |
Four times |
N = 6 (1.7%) |
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Q4. How often do you take snacks apart from regular meals? |
A. |
Daily |
N = 113 (31.7%) |
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B. |
Three or four times per week |
N = 89 (24.9%) |
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C. |
Once or twice per week |
N = 85 (23.8%) |
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D. |
Rarely |
N = 70 (19.6%) |
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Q5. How often do you eat green, red or yellow colored vegetables? |
A. |
Daily |
N = 40 (11.2%) |
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B. |
Three or four times per week |
N = 87 (24.4%) |
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C. |
Once or twice per week |
N = 115 (32.2%) |
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D. |
Rarely |
N = 115 (32.2%) |
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Q6. How often do you eat dates?* |
A. |
Daily |
N = 129 (36.1%) |
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B. |
Three or four times per week |
N = 87 (24.4%) |
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C. |
Once or twice per week |
N = 68 (19.0%) |
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D. |
Rarely |
N = 73 (20.4%) |
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Q7. How often do you eat fruits except dates?* |
A. |
Daily |
N = 16 (4.5%) |
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B. |
Three or four times per week |
N = 68 (19.0%) |
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C. |
Once or twice per week |
N = 144 (40.3%) |
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D. |
Rarely |
N = 129 (36.1%) |
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Q8. How often do you eat fried food? |
A. |
Daily |
N = 46 (12.9%) |
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B. |
Three or four times per week |
N = 121 (33.9%) |
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C. |
Once or twice per week |
N = 123 (34.5%) |
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D. |
Rarely |
N = 67 (18.8%) |
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Q9. How often do you eat with family? |
A. |
Daily |
N = 237 (66.4%) |
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B. |
Three or four times per week |
N = 75 (21.0%) |
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C. |
Once or twice per week |
N = 36 (10.1%) |
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D. |
Rarely |
N = 9 (2.5%) |
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Q10. What type of food do you think you should eat to have a balanced nutrition? |
A. |
Mainly meat |
N = 55 (15.4%) |
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B. |
Mainly vegetables |
N = 66 (18.5%) |
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C. |
Meat, vegetables and other varieties of food |
N = 213 (59.7%) |
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D. |
Others |
N = 23 (6.4%) |
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Q11. Please state your smoking history? |
A. |
Current smoker |
N = 32 (9.0%) |
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B. |
Ex-smoker |
N = 15 (4.2%) |
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C. |
Never smoke |
N = 310 (86.8%) |
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Q12. Did you ever drink alcohol? |
A. |
Yes |
N = 15 (4.2%) |
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B. |
Never |
N = 342 (95.8%) |
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* Dates were excluded from fruits in a separate question because they are a staple food in KSA. |
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Al-Rethaiaa et al. Nutrition Journal 2010 9:39 doi:10.1186/1475-2891-9-39 |
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