Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of chronic hepatitis C-infected patients at the Sultan Qaboos University Hospital, Muscat, Oman (N = 603)
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age in years | |
| <50 | 370 (61.4) |
| ≥50 | 233 (38.6) |
| Mean ± SD | 44.8 ± 16.5 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 397 (65.8) |
| Female | 206 (34.2) |
| BMI in kg/m2* | |
| <29.8 | 416 (79.5) |
| >29.9 | 107 (20.5) |
| Mean ± SD | 25.9 ± 8.1 |
| Place of residence | |
| Muscat | 311 (51.6) |
| Al-Batinah | 102 (16.9) |
| Other | 190 (31.5) |
| Abroad | 34 (5.6) |
| Risky behaviour | |
| Alcohol consumption | 103 (17.1) |
| Smoking | 68 (11.3) |
SD = standard deviation; BMI = body mass index.
*
Total dataset for this variable was 523 as 80 patients with ascites were excluded.