| Total (n = 525) |
---|---|
Demographic characteristics | Â |
Age (yrs) Mean ± SD | 66.4 ± 7.89 |
 50 + −64.9 | 263 (50.1) |
  ≥ 65 | 262 (49.9) |
Sex | Â |
 Male | 268 (51) |
 Female | 257 (49) |
Education | Â |
 Illiterate | 65 (12.4) |
 Less than high school | 204 (38.9 %) |
 High school or Diploma | 190 (36.2 %) |
 University level | 66 (12.6) |
Marital status | Â |
 Married | 354 (67.4) |
 Single/Divorced/Separated/Widowed | 171 (32.6) |
Crowding index | Â |
  < 1 person/room | 297 (57) |
  ≥ 1 person/room | 224 (43) |
Lifestyle characteristics | Â |
Physical activity | Â |
 Low intensity (less than 600 METs) | 237 (45.5) |
 Moderate intensity (at least 600 METs) | 191 (36.7) |
 High intensity (at least 3000 METs) | 93 (17.9) |
Smoking | Â |
 Never/Past smoker | 319 (60.8) |
 Current smoker | 206 (39.2) |
Alcohol intake | Â |
 No alcohol | 304 (57.9) |
 Occasionally | 135 (25.7) |
 1–4 times per week | 54 (10.3) |
 5 or more per week | 32 (6.1) |
Presence of chronic disease b | 422 (80.4) |
Family history of chronic diseasesc | Â |
 No | 95 (18.1) |
 Yes | 429 (81.7) |
Anthropometric measurements | Â |
Weight (kg) | 76.42 ± 14.97 |
Height (cm) | 161.61 ± 9.45 |
BMI (kg/m2) (Mean ± SD) | 29.29 ± 5.48 |
BMI classification | Â |
 Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) | 8 (1.5) |
 Normal weight (18.5 ≤ BMI < 25 kg/m2) | 91 (17.3) |
 Overweight (25 ≤ BMI < 30 kg/m2) | 213 (40.6) |
 Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 213 (40.6) |
Waist circumference (cm) d (Mean ± SD) | 98.47 ± 13.21 |
 Normal (Females < 80 cm, Males <94 cm) | 112 (21.3) |
 Elevated (Females ≥ 80 cm, Males ≥94 cm) | 413 (78.7) |
Percentage body fat (%)e (Mean ± SD) | 36.02 ± 7.80 |
 Normal (Females < 32 % & Males < 25 %) | 53 (10.3) |
 High (Females ≥ 32 % & Males ≥ 25 %) | 461 (89.7) |
Diet Quality Indices (DQIs) | Â |
Alternative healthy Eating Index (AHEI) (Score range:0–100) | 52.61 ± 10.95 |
 Low (≤50) | 220 (41.9) |
 High (>50) | 305 (58.1) |
alternate Mediterranean Diet Score (aMED) (Score Range 0–9) | 4.33 ± 1.76 |
 Low (≤4.5) | 266 (50.9) |
 High (>4.5) | 257 (49.1) |
DASH-style diet score (Score range: 8–40) | 25.28 ± 4.29 |
 Low (≤24) | 237 (45.2) |
 High (>24) | 287 (54.8) |
Lebanese Mediterranean Diet Index (LMD) (Score Range 9–27) | 17.72 ± 3.24 |
 Low (≤18.0) | 304 (57.9) |
 High (>18.0) | 221 (42.1) |
Dietary Diversity Score (DDS) (Score Range 0–5) | 4.51 ± 0.75 |
 Low (≤2.5) | 13 (2.5) |
 High (>2.5) | 512 (97.5) |
Breakfast frequency per week f (Mean ± SD) | 5.76 ± 2.39 |
 Low (≤4 times/week) | 116 (22.2) |
 High (>4 times/week) | 407 (77.8) |