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Table 1 .Socio-demographic characteristics of adults in Northwestern Ethiopia, 2015 (n=1405)

From: Overweight/obesity among adults in North-Western Ethiopia: a community-based cross sectional study

Variable

Frequency

Percentage (%)

Sex

Male

609

43.3

Female

796

56.7

Age

< 23 years

294

21.0

24–28 years

270

19.3

29–39 years

254

18.1

37–50 years

312

22.3

> 50 years

270

19.3

Religion

Orthodox

1283

91.6

Muslim

97

6.9

Protestant and others

20

1.4

Residence

Urban

691

49.2

Rural

714

50.8

Occupational status

Student

110

7.9

Formally Employed

161

11.5

Self Employed

912

65.1

Daily Laborer

217

15.5

Marital status

Single

319

22.8

Married

922

65.9

Divorced

72

5.1

Widowed

87

6.2

Income

< 2250 Et.Birr

664

41.4

> 2250 Et Birr

820

58.6