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TableÌý2 Percentage of students living with Overweight and Obesity across the socioeconomic groups

From: Obesity among college students in Oman: implications for health and academic performance

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Under Weight

Normal Weight

Overweight

Obesity

Location

Rural

19.08

56.65

15.61

8.67

Urban

16.13

56.13

17.42

10.32

Gender

Female

19.08

56.65

15.61

8.67

Male

16.37

57.3

17.08

9.25

Marital Status

Single

18.58

55.75

17.26

8.41

Married

7.27

63.64

16.36

12.73

Family Type

Nuclear

15.28

61.11

13.89

9.72

Joint

17.72

55.7

18.99

7.59

Extended

18.87

49.06

24.53

7.55

Income category

0–500 OMR

12.64

55.17

18.39

13.79

501–800

14.71

63.24

17.65

4.41

801–1000

17.39

58.7

13.04

10.87

1001–1500

19.57

52.17

23.91

4.35

1501–2000

21.05

57.89

10.53

10.53

2001 + 

27.27

72.73

0.00

0.00

Age group

17–20Ìýyears

20.51

53.85

12.82

12.82

21–24Ìýyears

17.58

57.58

17.58

7.27

25–30Ìýyears

3.33

70.00

20.00

6.67

31 + y±ð²¹°ù²õ

0.00

20.00

60.00

20.00

Overall

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16.37

57.3

17.08

9.25

  1. Source: Authors calculations from the survey data