Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study patients
Variables | Mean (± SD ), frequency (%), median (interquartile range) (N=286) |
|---|---|
Gender | |
Male | 172 (60.1) |
Female | 114 (39.9) |
Age | 52.8 ± 14.3 |
Age category | |
< 30 | 28 (9.8) |
30–60 | 157 (54.9) |
> 60 | 101 (35.3) |
BMI category | |
Normal (< 25) | 118 (41.3) |
Overweight (25–30) | 96 (33.6) |
Obese (> 30) | 72 (25.2) |
Education | |
No formal education | 29 (10.1) |
Primary | 132 (46.2) |
Secondary | 86 (30.1) |
University | 22 (7.7) |
Post-graduate | 17 (5.9) |
Income | |
High (more than 5000 NIS ) | 9 (3.1) |
Moderate (2000–5000 NIS ) | 110 (38.5) |
Low (less than 2000 NIS) | 167 (58.4) |
Marital status | |
Married | 200 (69.9) |
Single | 45 (15.7) |
Divorced | 7 (2.4) |
Widowed | 34 (11.9) |
Locality of patient | |
Urban | 85 (29.7) |
Rural | 185 (64.7) |
Camp | 16 (5.6) |
Worship | |
Not practice | 7 (24) |
Seldom practice | 29 (10.1) |
Regular practice | 250 (87.4) |
Employment status | |
Unemployed | 111 (38.8) |
Employed | 42 (14.7) |
Previously employed | 133 (46.5) |
Family history | |
Yes | 73 (25.5) |
No | 213 (74.4) |
Smoking | |
Current smoking | 59 (20.6) |
Previously smoked | 67 (23.4) |
Nonsmoker | 160 (55.9) |
Years of smoking | 20 (9–29) |
Exercise | |
Yes | 67 (23.4) |
No | 219 (76.6) |
Times of exercise | |
None | 219 (75.9) |
Once weekly | 10 (3.5) |
Twice weekly | 14 (4.9) |
Three times weekly | 10 (3.5) |
Four times weekly | 4 (1.4) |
Five times weekly | 1 (0.3) |
Six times weekly | 4 (1.4) |
Seven times weekly | 24 (8.4) |