Table 1.
Patient survey respondent demographics
| Gender (n, % male) | 525 (92.1) |
| Age, years (mean ± SD) | 38.3 (11.1) |
| <30 years (%) | 172 (30.6) |
| 30–50 years | 297 (52.1) |
| >50 years | 93 (16.3) |
| Country of origin (n, %)* | |
| Gulf Coast country (GCC) | 39 (6.8) |
| Qatar alone | 34 (5.9) |
| Bilad Al Sham | 31 (5.4) |
| Africa | 67 (11.8) |
| South East Asia | 310 (54.4) |
| Asia | 107 (18.6) |
| Europe | 12 (2.1) |
| Other | 5 (0.9) |
| Primary language (n, %) | |
| Arabic | 129 (22.6) |
| English | 37 (6.5) |
| South East Asian dialects | 307 (53.9) |
| Asian dialects | 95 (16.7) |
| Other | 2 (0.4) |
Notes: Examples of countries represented in the categories include: South East Asia – India, Nepal, Pakistan; Asia – Philippines, Korea; Gulf Coast – Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Yemen; Bilad Al Sham – region including Syria, Jordan, Lebanon, Palestine territory.