Table 2 Baseline socio-demographic characteristics and dietary habits of study sample: total and by sex (N = 205)

Socio-demographic characteristics

Age (years)

0.01

19–40

74 (36.1)

31 (28.2)

43 (45.3)

41–50

57 (27.8)

30 (27.3)

27 (28.4)

51–60

47 (22.9)

34 (30.9)

13 (13.7)

60 + 

27 (13.2)

15 (13.6)

12 (12.6)

Tribe

0.57

Yoruba

70 (34.1)

35 (31.8)

35 (36.8)

Igbo

45 (22.0)

24 (21.8)

21 (22.1)

Hausa/Fulani

79 (38.5)

43 (39.1)

36 (37.9)

Other

11 (5.4)

8 (7.3)

3 (3.2)

Work

 < 0.001

Unemployed

21 (10.2)

7 (6.4)

14 (14.7)

Self-employed

80 (39.0)

64 (58.2)

16 (16.8)

Skilled manual

80 (39.0)

21 (19.1)

59 (62.1)

Professional/executive

24 (11.7)

18 (16.4)

6 (6.3)

Education

0.21

 < 11 years of school

71 (34.6)

44 (40.0)

27 (28.4)

12 years of school

73 (35.6)

35 (31.8)

38 (40.0)

Post-secondary school University

61 (29.8)

31 (28.2)

30 (31.6)

Dietary habits

How frequently do you consume home-cooked meals?

 < 0.001

Rarely

3 (1.5)

0 (0.0)

3 (3.2)

Sometimes

26 (12.7)

5 (4.5)

21 (22.1)

Most of the time

118 (57.6)

65 (59.1)

53 (55.8)

All the time

58 (28.3)

40 (36.4)

18 (18.9)

Where do you consume most of your meals?

 < 0.001

Home

159 (77.6)

98 (89.1)

61 (64.2)

Work

38 (18.5)

12 (10.9)

26 (27.4)

Restaurants/eatery

8 (3.9)

0 (0.0)

8 (8.4)

Where do you consume least of your meals?

 < 0.001

Home

30 (14.6)

6 (5.5)

24 (25.3)

Work

47 (22.9)

17 (15.5)

30 (31.6)

Restaurants/eatery

128 (62.4)

87 (79.1)

41 (43.2)