Socio-demographic and anthropometric characteristics of study participants.

^p-value obtained using chi-square test (at 95% significance level).

*The proportions (of men and women) are based on the overall total, 1220 (denominator). All other proportions are column percentages.

** Missing data (n = 215) were not included

^{a & b}Normal, Overweight and Obesity categories are defined by standard WHO cut-offs for BMI and WC[33]

^cNormal, Overweight and Obesity cut-offs for BF% were taken as<30%, 30–35% and > = 36% (for women), and <21%, 21–25% and > = 26% (for men) respectively[34].

Socio-demographic and anthropometric characteristics of study participants.