Characteristics | Frequency N (%) | |
Father’s occupation | Not alive | 12 (2.7) |
| Farming | 39 (8.8) |
| Service | 260 (58.6) |
| Business | 125 (28.2) |
| Retired | 8 (1.8) |
Mother’s occupation | Not alive | 3 (0.7) |
| Service | 81 (18.2) |
| Business | 7 (1.6) |
| Homemaker | 353 (79.5) |
Diet pattern | Vegetarian | 262 (59.0) |
| Non-vegetarian | 182 (41.0) |
Food type | Home-made | 197 (44.4) |
| Hostel/PG | 247 (55.6) |
Whether take 3 meals | Yes | 291 (65.5) |
| No | 153 (34.5) |
Breakfast status | Regular | 266 (59.9) |
| Irregular | 178 (40.1) |
If skip any meal | Yes | 212 (47.7) |
| Sometimes | 101 (22.7) |
| No | 131 (29.5) |
Status of eating junk food | Daily | 48 (10.8) |
| Twice a week | 59 (13.3) |
| Once a week | 183 (41.2) |
| Fortnightly | 17 (3.8) |
| Monthly | 61 (13.7) |
| Occasionally | 76 (17.1) |
Physical activity level | Daily/weekly | 186 (41.9) |
| Fortnightly/occasionally | 170 (38.3) |
| Not at all | 88 (19.8) |
Family history for obesity | Yes | 103 (23.2) |
| No | 341 (76.8) |