Population sociodemographic characteristics (n=330)
| Population characteristics | Total, n (%) 330 (100) | Students, n (%) 224 (67.9) | Faculty and staff, n (%) 106 (32.1) |
| Age (years) | |||
| Under 21 | 123 (37.3) | 121 (54.1)* | 2 (1.9)*† |
| 21–30 | 143 (43.3) | 102 (45.5)* | 41 (38.7)*† |
| >30 | 64 (19.4) | 1 (0.4)* | 63 (59.4)*† |
| Weight status | |||
| Non-overweight, BMI<25 | 167 (50.6) | 124 (55.4)* | 43 (40.6)*† |
| Overweight or obese, BMI≥25 | 163 (49.4) | 100 (44.6)* | 63 (59.4)*† |
| Monthly family income | |||
| ≤2500, KD | 219 (72.4) | 163 (72.8)* | 56 (52.8)*† |
| >2500, KD | 91 (27.6) | 61 (27.2)* | 50 (47.2)*† |
| Nationality | |||
| Kuwaiti | 271 (82.1) | 196 (87.5)* | 75 (70.8)*† |
| Non-Kuwaiti | 59 (17.9) | 28 (12.5)* | 31 (29.2)*† |
| Education | |||
| Less than a college bachelor | 239 (72.4) | 217 (96.9)* | 22 (20.8)*† |
| College bachelor or higher | 91 (27.6) | 7 (7.7)* | 84 (79.2)*† |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 249 (75.5) | 51 (22.8) | 30 (28.3) |
| Married | 81 (24.5) | 173 (77.2) | 76 (71.7) |
*Different superscript letters note statistical significance with χ2 statistics.
†p<0.001.
BMI, body mass index.