Dietary Knowledge and Eating Habits among Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in Lebanon
Table 1
Sociodemographic and lifestyle characteristics of patients with T2D included in the study (n = 351).
Mean (n)
Standard deviation (%)
Age (years)
59.27
10.3
Gender
Male
123
35
Female
228
65
Nationality
Lebanese
315
89.7
Others
36
10.3
Residence
Beirut
36
10.3
Outside Beirut
315
89.7
Education level
High school
223
63.5
Graduate degree
108
30.8
Postgraduate degree and above
20
5.7
Occupation
Nonworker
53
15.1
Housewife
108
33.6
Healthcare worker
8
2.3
Non-healthcare worker
149
42.5
Retired
23
6.6
Family income
In debt
54
15.4
Just meet routine expenses
196
55.8
Meet routine expenses and emergencies
90
25.6
Able to save/invest money
11
3.1
Body mass index (kg/m2)
Underweight (<18.5)
1
0.3
Normal weight (18.5 to 24.9)
64
18.2
Overweight (25 to 29.9)
166
47.3
Obese (≥30)
120
34.2
Physical activity
No
204
58.1
Less than 30 minutes per week
80
22.8
1 to 4 hours per week
61
17.4
More than 4 hours per week
6
1.7
Smoking
Nonsmoker
206
58.7
Former smoker
95
27.1
Smoker
50
14.2
Alcohol consumption
No
258
73.5
Occasionally (1 to 2 times per week)
69
19.7
More than 3 times per week
24
6.8
Summary statistics are expressed as mean and standard deviation for continuous variables and as frequency and percentage for categorical variables. Regions outside Beirut include Mount Lebanon (n = 90, 25.6%), North Lebanon (n = 92, 26.3%), South Lebanon (n = 67, 19.1%), and Bekaa (n = 66, 18.9%).
