- Sociodemographic characteristics of the participants (N=411).
| Parameters | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | |
| 18-20 | 26 (6.3) |
| 20-35 | 150 (36.5) |
| 35-40 | 58 (14.1) |
| 40-45 | 83 (20.2) |
| 50-55 | 58 (14.1) |
| 60> | 36 (8.8) |
| Nationality | |
| Saudi | 402 (97.8) |
| Non-Saudi | 9 (2.2) |
| No | 25 (6.1) |
| Education level | |
| Uneducated | 38 (9.2) |
| Basic | 5 (1.2) |
| Primary | 17 (4.1) |
| Middle | 24 (5.8) |
| Secondary | 77 (18.7) |
| Bachelor’s degree | 226 (55.0) |
| Above university | 16 (3.9) |
| Others | 8 (1.9) |
| Occupation | |
| Businessman | 19 (4.6) |
| Factor | 17 (4.1) |
| Military | 2 (0.5) |
| Employee | 167 (40.6) |
| Student | 25 (6.1) |
| retired | 6 (1.5) |
| Housewife | 22 (5.4) |
| not working | 133 (32.4) |
| Other | 20 (4.9) |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 258 (62.8) |
| Single | 120 (29.2) |
| Divorced | 17 (4.1) |
| Widowed | 16 (3.9) |
| Duration of thyroid disorder | |
| Less than one year | 56 (13.6) |
| 1-5 years | 42 (10.2) |
| more than 5 years | 40 (9.7) |
| Do not have thyroid disease | 273 (66.4) |
| Overweight or obese | |
| Yes | 188 (45.7) |
| No | 223 (54.3) |
| BMI | |
| Underweight | 7 (1.7) |
| Normal | 139 (33.8) |
| Obese | 135 (32.8) |
| Overweight | 130 (31.6) |
| Waist circumference (cm) | |
| less than 70 | 7 (1.7) |
| 70-100 | 110 (26.8) |
| 100-140 | 119 (29.0) |
| 140-180 | 112 (27.3) |
| Do not know | 63 (15.3) |
Values are presented as numbers and percentages (%). BMI: body mass index