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) |