| Characteristics | N | Type of Cooking Oil | P Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HVO | Non-HVO | Others | |||
| Sex | |||||
| Male | 3252 | 2429 (74.7) | 771 (23.7) | 52 (1.6) | .487 |
| Female | 3245 | 2406 (74.1) | 793 (24.5) | 46 (1.4) | |
| Ethnicity | |||||
| Fars (native) | 1929 | 1167 (60.5) | 708 (36.7) | 54 (2.8) | .001 |
| Turkman | 1078 | 697 (64.7) | 371 (34.4) | 10 (0.9) | |
| Sisstani | 494 | 369 (74.7) | 121 (24.5) | 4 (0.8) | |
| Economic status | |||||
| Poor | 808 | 700 (86.7) | 99 (12.2) | 9 (1.1) | .001 |
| Moderate | 1782 | 1422 (79.8) | 330 (18.5) | 29 (1.6) | |
| Good | 910 | 564 (62.0) | 333 (36.6) | 13 (1.4) | |
| Educational level | |||||
| Uneducated | 1033 | 941 (91.1) | 85 (8.2) | 7 (0.7) | .001 |
| 1–6 years of schooling | 1446 | 1239 (85.7) | 199 (13.8) | 8 (0.6) | |
| 7–12 years of schooling | 794 | 603 (75.9) | 184 (23.2) | 7 (0.9) | |
| College | 227 | 145 (63.9) | 81 (35.7) | 1 (0.4) | |
Values are n (%) unless otherwise indicated.
HVO, hydrogenated vegetable oil.