Table 1. Demographic characteristics of the participants .
Data is represented as numbers (n) and percentages (%)
| Characteristics | Participants (n=388) | ||
| n | % | ||
| Gender | Male | 198 | 51.00% |
| Female | 190 | 49.00% | |
| Age | 18-24 | 27 | 7% |
| 25-34 | 72 | 18.70% | |
| 35-44 | 121 | 31.30% | |
| 45-54 | 118 | 30.50% | |
| 55-64 | 45 | 11.70% | |
| >65 | 5 | 1.40% | |
| Nationality | Saudi | 248 | 63.90% |
| Non-Saudi | 140 | 36.10% | |
| Occupation | Employed | 172 | 44.30% |
| part-time | 27 | 7.00% | |
| self-employed | 68 | 17.50% | |
| Unemployed | 14 | 3.60% | |
| Student | 19 | 4.90% | |
| Retired | 30 | 7.70% | |
| Housewife | 58 | 14.90% | |
| Chronic illnesses | Obesity | 104 | |
| Hypertension | 62 | ||
| Diabetes | 99 | ||
| Hyperlipidemia | 61 | ||
| Cardiac disease | 37 | ||
| Hypotension | 57 | ||
| Anemia | 51 | ||
| History of syncope before pilgrimage | 66 | ||