Table 1.
Study cohort characteristics by location.
| Total | Al-Nuzlah | Al-Alfiyya | Al-Rehab | Pitrumin | Al-Rughama | University | Al-Muhammadiyah | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 2025 | N = 266 | N = 157 | N = 409 | N = 104 | N = 103 | N = 697 | N = 298 | ||
| Age | Mean (SD) | 31.46 (10.69) | 29.43 (11.36) | 35.26 (11.73) | 32.28 (10.41) | 30.66 (10.80) | 28.38 (8.73) | 31.37 (10.98) | 31.75 (9.06) |
| Sex | Male N (%) | 996 (49.2) | 185 (70.1) | 130 (86.1) | 175 (42.8) | 42 (40.4) | 61 (59.2) | 246 (35.3) | 157 (52.9) |
| Female N (%) | 1029 (50.8) | 79 (29.9) | 21 (13.9) | 234 (57.2) | 62 (59.6) | 42 (40.8) | 451 (64.7) | 140 (47.1) | |
| Smoking | Non-smoker N (%) | 1493 (73.7) | 219 (82.9) | 103 (68.2) | 296 (72.4) | 80 (76.9) | 59 (57.3) | 526 (75.5) | 210 (70.7) |
| Smoker N (%) | 532 (26.3) | 45 (17.0) | 48 (31.8) | 113 (27.6) | 24 (23.1) | 44 (42.7) | 171 (24.5) | 87 (29.3) | |
| Fruit and Vegetable Intake | ≤4 times/week N (%) | 959 (47.4) | 164 (62.1) | 88 (58.3) | 143 (35.0) | 46 (44.2) | 49 (476.) | 342 (49.1) | 127 (42.8) |
| 5–6 times/week N (%) | 787 (38.9) | 82 (31.1) | 55 (36.4) | 170 (41.6) | 49 (47.1) | 39 (37.9) | 276 (39.6) | 116 (39.1) | |
| ≥7 times/week N (%) | 279 (13.8) | 18 (6.8) | 9 (5.3) | 96 (23.5) | 9 (8.6) | 15 (14.6) | 79 (11.3) | 54 (18.2) | |
| Residence | House N (%) | 681 (40.0) | 152 (57.6) | 25 (16.6) | 92 (22.5) | 74 (71.2) | 58 (56.3) | 221 (31.7) | 59 (19.9) |
| Apartment N (%) | 1261 (68.9) | 108 (40.9) | 87 (57.6) | 301 (73.6) | 30 (28.8) | 44 (42.7) | 467 (67.0) | 224 (75.4) | |
| Villa N (%) | 83 (3.1) | 4 (1.5) | 39 (25.8) | 16 (3.9) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) | 9 (1.3) | 14 (4.7) | |
| Marietal Status | No N (%) | 971 (48.0) | 164 (62.1) | 44 (29.1) | 163 (39.9) | 57 (54.8) | 63 (61.2) | 351 (50.3) | 129 (43.4) |
| Yes N (%) | 1054 (52.0) | 100 (37.9) | 107 (70.9) | 246 (60.1) | 47 (45.2) | 40 (38.8) | 346 (49.6) | 168 (56.6) | |
| Type of Work | No Work N (%) | 523 (25.8) | 73 (27.7) | 30 (19.9) | 146 (35.7) | 32 (30.8) | 23 (22.3) | 129 (18.5) | 90 (30.3) |
| Labor Work N (%) | 1339 (66.1) | 160 (60.6) | 76 (50.3) | 223 (54.5) | 69 (66.3) | 80 (77.7) | 562 (80.6) | 169 (56.9) | |
| Desk Work N (%) | 163 (8.1) | 31 (11.7) | 45 (29.8) | 40 (9.8) | 3 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 6 (0.9) | 38 (12.8) | |
| Education Level | Illiterate N (%) | 67 (3.3) | 17 (6.4) | 2 (1.3) | 15 (3.7) | 3 (2.9) | 2 (1.9) | 28 (4.0) | 0 (0.0) |
| Can Read & Write N (%) | 59 (2.9) | 8 (3.0) | 2 (1.3) | 11 (2.7) | 3 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | 26 (3.7) | 9 (3.0) | |
| Primary School N (%) | 30 (1.5) | 9 (3.5) | 2 (1.3) | 3 (0.7) | 6 (5.8) | 0 (0.0) | 8 (1.1) | 2 (0.7) | |
| Prepatory School N (%) | 116 (5.7) | 33 (12.5) | 1 (0.7) | 23 (5.6) | 10 (9.6) | 5 (4.9) | 31 (4.5) | 13 (4.4) | |
| Secondary School N (%) | 758 (37.5) | 109 (41.3) | 52 (34.4) | 172 (42.1) | 43 (41.3) | 38 (36.9) | 230 (32.9) | 114 (38.4) | |
| University Degree N (%) | 969 (47.9) | 85 (32.2) | 90 (59.6) | 174 (42.5) | 38 (36.5) | 57 (55.3) | 369 (52.9) | 156 (52.5) | |
| Post Graduate N (%) | 26 (1.3) | 3 (1.1) | 2 (1.3) | 11 (2.7) | 1 (1.0) | 1 (1.0) | 5 (0.7) | 3 (1.0) | |
| Physical Activity | No N (%) | 1315 (64.9) | 143 (64.2) | 37 (24.5) | 323 (78.9) | 56 (53.8) | 54 (52.5) | 496 (71.2) | 206 (69.4) |
| Yes N (%) | 710 (35.1) | 121 (45.8) | 114 (75.5) | 86 (21.0) | 48 (46.2) | 49 (47.5) | 201 (28.8) | 91 (30.6) | |
| Metabolic Syndrome | No N (%) | 1656 (81.8) | 232 (87.9) | 133 (88.1) | 290 (70.9) | 86 (82.7) | 91 (88.3) | 607 (87.1) | 217 (73.1) |
| Yes N (%) | 369 (18.2) | 32 (12.1) | 18 (11.9) | 119 (29.1) | 18 (17.3) | 12 (11.7) | 90 (12.9) | 80 (26.9) | |
| Hyperglycemia | No N (%) | 941 (46.5) | 186 (70.5) | 122 (80.8) | 215 (52.6) | 77 (74.0) | 74 (71.8) | 491 (70.4) | 158 (53.2) |
| Yes N (%) | 1084 (53.5) | 78 (29.5) | 29 (19.2) | 194 (47.4) | 27 (26.0) | 29 (28.2) | 206 (29.6) | 139 (46.8) | |
| Hypertension | No N (%) | 1323 (65.3) | 132 (50.0) | 86 (56.9) | 147 (35.9) | 45 (43.3) | 45 (43.7) | 357 (51.2) | 129 (43.4) |
| Yes N (%) | 702 (34.7) | 132 (50.0) | 65 (43.1) | 262 (64.1) | 59 (56.7) | 58 (56.3) | 340 (48.8) | 168 (56.6) | |
| Obesity | No N (%) | 659 (32.5) | 112 (42.4) | 64 (42.4) | 129 (31.5) | 29 (27.9) | 41 (39.8) | 226 (32.4) | 58 (19.5) |
| Yes N (%) | 1366 (67.5) | 152 (57.6) | 87 (57.6) | 280 (68.5) | 75 (72.1) | 62 (60.2) | 471 (67.6) | 239 (80.5) |