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Table 3 Baseline characteristics of the intervention phase among the study participants (n = 100)

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± 1.3

Range = 19 – 23

Sex

Male

32

32

Female

68

68

Academic year

Year1

Year2

Year3

Year4

Year5

12

18

20

34

16

12

18

20

34

16

BMI category

Overweight

Obese

71

29

71

29

Male* n=(32)

Female** (n=68)

Overweight

Obese

Overweight

Obese

22

10

49

19

69

31

72

28

Transtheoretical model stages

Precontemplation

Contemplation

Preparation

Action

Maintenance

0

83

12

4

1

0

83

12

4

1

  1. BMI, body mass index
  2. *n = 32
  3. **n = 68