Table 2 Demographic, socio-economic characteristics and nutritional status of the study population
From: Food sources, energy and nutrient intakes of adults: 2013 Philippines National Nutrition Survey
|  | 19–49 years | 50 years and above | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | |
Total, n | 12,896 | 7853 | ||
Age (mean ± SE) | 34.4 ± 0.08 | 62.6 ± 0.1 | ||
Gender | ||||
 Male | 6935 | 53.8 | 3539 | 45.1 |
 Female | 5961 | 46.2 | 4314 | 54.9 |
Area of residence | ||||
 Urban | 6907 | 53.6 | 4464 | 56.8 |
 Rural | 5989 | 46.4 | 3389 | 43.2 |
Wealth quintiles | ||||
 Poorest | 2557 | 20.3 | 1542 | 20.1 |
 Poor | 2653 | 21.1 | 1638 | 21.4 |
 Middle | 2594 | 20.6 | 1552 | 20.3 |
 Rich | 2454 | 19.5 | 1453 | 19.0 |
 Richest | 2308 | 18.4 | 1468 | 19.2 |
Marital status | ||||
 Single | 4331 | 33.6 | 431 | 5.5 |
 Married | 6728 | 52.2 | 5149 | 65.6 |
 Live-in | 1351 | 10.5 | 327 | 4.2 |
 Widow | 177 | 1.4 | 1776 | 22.6 |
 Separated / divorced | 304 | 2.4 | 167 | 2.1 |
Educational attainment | ||||
 No grade completed | 196 | 1.5 | 369 | 4.7 |
 Elementary level | 3023 | 23.6 | 3986 | 51.0 |
 High school level | 5324 | 41.5 | 2062 | 26.4 |
 College level | 3386 | 26.4 | 1168 | 14.9 |
 Vocational level | 887 | 6.9 | 226 | 2.9 |
 Others | 17 | 0.1 | 6 | 0.1 |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | ||||
  ≤ 18.5 (chronic energy deficiency) | 1288 | 10.4 | 1149 | 15.5 |
 18.5 to 24.99 (normal) | 7652 | 61.8 | 4137 | 56.0 |
  ≥ 25.0 (overweight / obese) | 3432 | 27.7 | 2105 | 28.5 |