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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study participants in phase 1 (n = 800)

From: Effectiveness of a nutritional educational program for weight gain management among medical students in the faculty of medicine at Ain Shams University: an application of the health belief model

Variable

N

(%)

Age

Mean ± SD = 21± 1.4

Range = 19 – 23

Sex

Male

447

55.8

Female

353

44.2

Academic Year

Year1

Year2

Year3

Year4

Year5

160

160

160

160

160

20

20

20

20

20

BMI category

Underweight

Normal

Overweight and Obese

16

468

316

2

58.5

39.5