The prevalance of binge eating disorder and associated psychiatric and substance use disorders in a student population in Kenya – towards a public health approach

Table 1 Socio-demographic and economic factors of respondents

Variable	Category	Frequency(N=9742)	Percentage (%)
Gender	Male	5173	53.5
	Female	4500	46.5
	Missing	69	0.7
Age	Mean; Median; SD; Range	21.4; 21.3; 2.4; 15-43
Marital status	Married	607	6.3
	Single	9057	93.4
	Others	38	0.4
	Missing	40	0.4
Religion	Protestant	5512	57.1
	Catholic	3359	34.8
	Muslim	410	4.2
	Other	368	3.8
	Missing	93	1.0
Birth order	1-2	5539	56.9
	3-5	3271	33.6
	6+	920	9.5
	Missing	12	0.1
Level of Education^a	High School	1506	15.5
	College	1534	15.8
	University	6648	68.6
	Missing	54	0.6
Wealth Index (Quintile1=Lowest; Quintile 5=Highest)	Quintile 1	2044	21.0
	Quintile 2	1865	19.1
	Quintile 3	2002	20.6
	Quintile 4	2214	22.7
	Quintile 5	1617	16.6

^aIn Kenya, high school students are aged 14-18 while college and university students are aged 18+

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