Low consumption of fruits and vegetables among adults in Uganda: findings from a countrywide cross-sectional survey

Table 1 Characteristics of participants in the survey

Characteristic	-n- (n = 3962)	Summary measure (%)
Sex
Male	1591	40.2
Female	2371	59.8
Age group, years
18–29	1610	40.6
30–49	1666	42.1
50–69	686	17.3
Residence
Urban	1076	27.2
Rural	2886	72.8
Region
Western	940	23.7
Central	962	24.3
Northern	778	19.6
Eastern	1282	32.4
Ethnicity
Baganda	768	19.4
Banyankore/ Bakiga	698	17.6
Basoga	315	7.9
Banyoro/ Batooro	257	6.5
Lugbara/ Madi	249	6.3
Other	1675	42.3
Marital status
Never married	623	15.7
Married/ Cohabiting	2634	66.4
Separated/ Divorced/ Widowed	702	17.8
Completed level of education
No formal school	649	15.7
Primary school	1614	40.7
Secondary school	1310	33.1
University or higher	374	9.4
Employment status
Employed	2585	65.2
Unemployed	1376	34.7
BMI^a (kg/m²)
Underweight, < 18.5	328	8.3
Normal weight, 18.5–24.9	2518	63.6
Overweight or Obese, ≥25	1116	28.2

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