Research Article
Meal Timing Habits among Adults in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the study population.
| | Variable | n (%) |
| | Age groups (years) | | | 18–29 | 1,276 (56.4) | | 30–39 | 410 (18.1) | | 40–49 | 358 (15.8) | | ≥50 | 218 (9.6) | | Gender | | | Male | 950 (42.0) | | Female | 1,312 (58.0) | | Marital status | | | Single | 1,240 (54.8) | | Married | 947 (41.9) | | Divorced | 57 (2.5) | | Widowed | 18 (0.8) | | Educational level | | | Below high-school | 38 (1.7) | | High-school diploma | 405 (17.9) | | Diploma or bachelor | 1,830 (72.7) | | Masters or Ph.D. | 175 (7.7) | | Nationality | | | Citizen | 2,111 (93.3) | | Resident | 151 (6.7) | | Region | | | Central province | 496 (21.9) | | Eastern province | 384 (17.0) | | Northern province | 239 (10.6) | | Southern province | 373 (16.5) | | Western province | 770 (34.0) | | Work status | | | Full-time job | 774 (34.2) | | Part-time job | 102 (4.5) | | Student | 909 (40.2) | | Retired | 119 (5.3) | | Unemployed | 358 (15.8) | | Working schedule | | | Traditional hours | 1,518 (67.1) | | Fixed-shift work | 130 (5.7) | | Rotating-shift Work | 140 (6.2) | | Not working or studying | 474 (21.0) | | Monthly income (SAR) | | | <4,000 | 1,052 (46.5) | | 4,000–14,000 | 763 (33.7) | | >14,000 | 447 (19.8) |
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Note: Some percentages may not add up to 100% due to rounding.
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