Table 1. Patients’ characteristics (n = 298).
| Patients’ characteristics | n (%)/mean±SDa | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total (n = 298) |
Public (n = 145) | Private (n = 153) | ||
| Age | All | 53.8±17.1 | 58.3±15.3 | 49.5±17.7 |
| 17–35 | 45 (15.1%) | 11 (7.6%) | 34 (22.2%) | |
| 36–50 | 75 (25.2%) | 29 (20%) | 46 (30.1%) | |
| 51–64 | 100 (33.6%) | 57 (39.3%) | 43 (28.1%) | |
| ≥65 | 78 (26.2%) | 48 (33.1%) | 30 (19.6%) | |
| Occupation | Professionals/ Officers/ Technicians |
16 (5.4%) | 7 (4.8%) | 9 (5.9%) |
| Server/Clericals | 62 (20.8%) | 28 (19.3%) | 34 (22.2%) | |
| Housewife/Unemployed | 107 (35.9%) | 69 (47.6%) | 38 (24.8%) | |
| Retired | 49 (16.4%) | 31 (21.4%) | 18 (11.8%) | |
| Students | 13 (4.4%) | 3 (2.1%) | 10 (6.5%) | |
| Missing | 51 (17.1%) | 7 (4.8%) | 44 (28.8%) | |
| Chronic medical conditions | Hypertension | 83 (27.9%) | 54 (37.2%) | 29 (19.0%) |
| Diabetes | 49(16.4%) | 33(22.8%) | 16(10.5%) | |
| Asthma | 4 (1.3%) | 3 (2.1%) | 1 (0.7%) | |
| Ischemic heart disease | 9 (3%) | 3 (2.1%) | 6 (3.9%) | |
| Thyroid disease | 6 (2%) | 2 (1.4%) | 4 (2.6%) | |
| COPD | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (0.7%) | 0 | |
| Gout | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (0.7%) | 0 | |
| Number of chronic medical conditions | 0 | 189 (63.4%) | 73 (50.3%) | 116 (75.8%) |
| 1 | 48 (16.1%) | 32 (22.1%) | 16 (10.5%) | |
| ≥2 | 61 (20.5%) | 40 (27.6%) | 21 (13.7%) | |
aData were presented as mean±SD for continuous variables and n (%) for categorical variables.