Table 1 Participant characteristics and health dietary assessment (n = 399)
Variables | Mean ± SD/ n (%) |
|---|---|
Mean age (years) ± SD | 35.21 ± 10.45 |
Sex n (%) | |
Male | 178 (44.6%) |
Female | 221 (55.4%) |
Occupation n (%) | |
Employed | 192 (48.1%) |
Student | 33 (8.3%) |
Housewife | 83 (20.8%) |
Retired | 9 (2.3%) |
Unemployed | 82 (20.6%) |
Marital status n (%) | |
Single | 145 (36.3%) |
Married | 254 (63.7%) |
Living status n (%) | |
Living alone | 33 (8.3%) |
Living with family/other | 366 (91.7%) |
Income n (%) | |
Low | 35 (8.8%) |
Medium | 286 (71.7%) |
High | 78 (19.5%) |
Education level n (%) | |
Noneducated | 12 (3.0%) |
Less than high school | 71 (17.8%) |
High school and higher education | 316 (79.2%) |
Mean BMI (kg/m2) ± SD | |
Preoperative BMI | 46.66 ± 12.74 |
Current BMI | 30.91 ± 6.54 |
Obese member in the family n (%) | |
Yes | 272 (68.2%) |
No | 127 (31.8%) |
Mean number of obese members in the family | 2.42 ± 1.64 |
Type of surgery n (%) | |
Sleeve gastrectomy | 390 (97.7%) |
Mini gastric bypass | 9 (2.3%) |
Health dietary assessment total score n (%) | |
Excellent | 8 (2%) |
Good | 341 (85.5%) |
Fair | 50 (12.5) |
Needs improvement | 0 (0%) |
Subscales of healthy eating assessment | |
Overall mean of healthy foods in eating habits | 3.38 ± 1.005 |
Fast/fried food or packaged snacks high in fat, salt, or sugar | 4.83 ± 0.490 |
Fruits | 1.51 ± 0.786 |
Vegetables | 1.78 ± 0.759 |
Sweetened beverages | 4.28 ± 1.025 |
Chips or crackers | 4.63 ± 0.689 |
Sweet food or desserts | 4.59 ± 0.663 |
Amount of added fat to food | 3.97 ± 0.850 |
Dairy products | 1.66 ± 0.801 |
Meat/fish/beans | 2.80 ± 1.572 |
Achieve ≥ 30 min per day of physical activity n (%) | |
Yes | 223 (55.9%) |
No | 176 (44.1%) |