Table 1 Sample characteristics for Palestinian and Western groups
From: Obesity and nutrition behaviours in Western and Palestinian outpatients with severe mental illness
| Â | Palestine n = 147 | Western n = 518 | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographics (n, %) | Â | Â | Â |
   Age (M, SE) | 35.94 (9.6) | 40.92 (11.68) | <0.001 |
   Male | 88 (59.9) | 289 (55.8) | 0.397 |
   Higher education | 37 (25.2) | 220 (42.5) | <0.001 |
   Married | 80 (54.4) | 203 (39.2) | 0.001 |
Disorders (n, %) | Â | Â | <0.001 |
   Substance abuse | 2 (1.4) | 222 (42.9) |  |
   Schizophrenia | 88 (59.9) | 70 (13.5) |  |
   Depressive | 49 (33.3) | 171 (33) |  |
   Neurotic and somatoform | 8 (5.4) | 55 (10.6) |  |
BMI category **, n (%) | Â | Â | 0.023 |
   Underweight | 2 (1.4) | 14 (2.9) |  |
   Normal weight | 54 (37.5) | 240 (50) |  |
   Overweight | 57 (39.6) | 155 (32.3) |  |
   Obese | 31 (21.5) | 71 (14.8) |  |