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Table 1 The demographic characteristics of 250 substance use patients were compared to and 239 non-users comparison in this study

From: The pattern of substance use disorder in the United Arab Emirates in 2015: results of a National Rehabilitation Centre cohort study

Category

Description

Case n (%)

Comparison n (%)

Age groups

Below 20

12 (4.8)

22 (9.2)

20–29

144 (57.6)

130 (54.4)

30–39

54 (21.6)

14 (5.9)

40–49

32 (12.8)

23 (9.6)

Over 50

8 (3.2)

50 (20.9)

Body Mass Index (BMI)

Underweight (<18.5)

13 (5.2)

17 (7.1)

Normal range (18.5–24.9)

93 (37.2)

79 (33.0)

Overweight (25.0–29-9)

75 (30.0)

79 (33.0)

Obese (≥30.0)

69 (27.6)

64 (26.8)

Medical conditiona

No

177 (70.8)

174 (72.8)

Yes

73 (29.2)

61 (25.5)

Smoking

Current-Smoker

239 (95.6)

49 (20.5)

Ex-Smoker

11 (4.4)

25 (10.5)

Never Smoked

0 (0.0)

164 (68.6)

Exerciseb

No

122 (48.8)

84 (35.1)

Yes

122 (48.8)

149 (62.3)

Ethnicity

Ajam

17 (6.8)

45 (18.8)

Arab

156 (62.6)

164 (68.6)

Bloush

18 (7.2)

10 (4.2)

Mixedc

48 (19.3)

2 (0.8)

None of the above

10 (4.0)

18 (7.5)

Family History

No

99 (39.8)

N/Ad

Yes

142 (56.8)

Not sure

9 (3.6)

Marital statusb

Single

146 (58.4)

117 (48.9)

Married

89 (35.6)

81 (33.9)

Divorced

14 (5.6)

1 (0.4)

Widowed

1 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

Employment

Employed

82 (32.8)

N/Ad

Employed/Student

2 (0.8)

Student

31 (12.4)

Unemployed

116 (46.4)

Others

19 (7.6)

Education level completed

Master degree

2 (0.8)

N/Ad

Bachelor degree

11 (4.42)

Diploma

30 (12.5)

High School (A-level)

71 (28.5)

Pre-high school

135 (54.2)

  1. aMedical condition means: disease or illness diagnosed other than dependency
  2. bSome missing data (do not add up to the total)
  3. cMixed: Parents from different ethnic groups
  4. dN/A: Not available