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Table 2 The percentage for demographic characteristics across tertiles of self-rated health

From: Association of healthy eating index and self-rated health in adults living in Tehran: a cross-sectional study

 

Total (n = 795)

Excellent and Very Good (n = 318)

Good (n = 239)

Fair and Poor (n = 238)

P value

BMI

    

0.876

BMI < 18.5

12 (1.51)

4 (1.26)

4 (1.67)

4 (1.68)

 

18.5 ≤ BMI < 25

208 (26.16)

80 (2516)

68 (28.45)

60 (25.21)

 

25 ≤ BMI < 30

349 (43.90)

137 (43.08)

107 (44.77)

105 (44.11)

 

BMI ≥ 30

226 (28.43)

97 (30.50)

60 (25.11)

69 (29)

 

Physical activity (MET/min/wk)

   

0.338

Low

504 (63.40)

211 (66.35)

149 (62.34)

144 (60.50)

 

Moderate

291 (36.60)

107 (33.65)

90 (37.66)

94 (39.50)

 

Education

    

0.906

Illiterate

67 (8.43)

26 (8.18)

20 (8.37)

21 (8.82)

 

Under diploma

211 (26.54)

86 (27.04)

59 (24.69)

66 (27.73)

 

Diploma

242 (30.44)

93 (29.25)

81 (33.89)

68 (28.57)

 

University

275 (34.59)

113 (35.53)

79 (33.05)

83 (34.88)

 

Health status

    

0.350

Healthy

520 (65.41)

212 (66.67)

161 (67.36)

147 (61.76)

 

One disease

145 (18.24)

52 (16.35)

47 (19.67)

46 (19.33)

 

Comorbidity

130 (16.35)

54 (16.98)

31 (12.97)

45 (18.91)

 

Smoking

    

0.548

Not smoking

720 (90.57)

285 (89.62)

223 (93.31)

212 (89.08)

 

Quit smoking

32 (4.03)

14 (4.40)

7 (2.93)

11 (4.62)

 

Smoking

43 (5.41)

19 (5.97)

9 (3.77)

15 (6.30)

 

Sleep duration

6:47 ± 1:15

6:45 ± 1:18

6:49 ± 1:09

6:48 ± 1:16

0.772

  1. Data are shown as number (percent) for qualitative data, and mean ± standard deviation for quantitative data
  2. Results are from chi-square test of association for qualitative data, and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) for quantitative data
  3. BMI, body mass index; MET/min/wk, metabolic equivalent-minutes per week