Table 1:

Sociodemographic characteristics of patients admitted to medical wards at Atbara Teaching Hospital, River Nile State, Sudan (N = 2,614)

Characteristic	n (%)
Gender
Male	1,316 (50.3)
Female	1,298 (49.7)
Age group in years*
15–25	338 (12.9)
26–35	284 (10.9)
36–45	361 (13.8)
46–55	429 (16.4)
56–65	507 (19.4)
66–75	451 (17.3)
>75	235 (9.0)
Residence
Urban	1,449 (55.4)
Rural	1,165 (44.6)

^*Total number of patients for this variable was 2,605 due to missing data.