Table 2.
Demographics of the screening population
| Demographic | Criteria | Egypt | Gulf cluster | Turkey |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 10,014 | N = 13,472 | N = 10,000 | ||
| Gender n (%) | Count | 10,014 | 13,472 | 10,000 |
| Men | 5747 (57.4) | 8524 (63.3) | 5339 (53.4) | |
| Women | 4267 (42.6) | 4948 (36.7) | 4661 (46.6) | |
| Age n (%) | Count | 10,014 | 13,472 | 10,000 |
| 18–34 years | 4978 (49.7) | 7055 (52.4) | 3926 (39.3) | |
| 35–49 years | 2453 (24.5) | 4745 (35.2) | 2723 (27.2) | |
| ≥ 50 years | 2583 (25.8) | 1672 (12.4) | 3351 (33.5) | |
| Marital Status n (%) | Count | 9814 | 13,013 | 9522 |
| Married | 7357 (75.0) | 9000 (69.2) | 7054 (74.1) | |
| Living as unmarried couple | 3 (0.03) | 4 (0.03) | 6 (0.06) | |
| Separated/divorced | 160 (1.6) | 325 (2.5) | 130 (1.4) | |
| Widowed | 362 (3.7) | 206 (0.02) | 390 (4.1) | |
| Single/never married | 1932 (19.7) | 3478 (26.7) | 1942 (20.4) | |
| Education level n (%) | Count | 9755 | 12,877 | 9079 |
| No high school | 2767 (28.4) | 1789 (13.9) | 5245 (57.8) | |
| Some high school | 236 (2.4) | 283 (1.2) | 156 (1.7) | |
| High school graduate | 2291 (23.5) | 3501 (27.2) | 1842 (20.3) | |
| Technical post-secondary | 1386 (14.2) | 834 (6.5) | 306 (3.4) | |
| Some college | 434 (4.5) | 757 (5.9) | 430 (4.8) | |
| College graduate | 2267 (23.2) | 4837 (37.5) | 1040 (11.5) | |
| Post graduate degree | 374 (3.8) | 876 (6.8) | 60 (0.7) | |
| Employment Status n (%) | Count | 9735 | 12,834 | 9721 |
| Employed (full or part time) | 5592 (57.4) | 8732 (68.0) | 4299 (44.2) | |
| Unemployed | 447 (4.6) | 584 (4.6) | 1243 (12.8) | |
| Retired and not working | 579 (6.0) | 291 (2.3) | 1462 (15.0) | |
| Student | 524 (5.4) | 738 (0.06) | 340 (3.5) | |
| Homemaker | 2545 (26.1) | 2466 (19.2) | 2370 (24.4) | |
| Disabled or too ill to work | 48 (0.5) | 23 (0.2) | 7 (0.07) | |
| Yearly Household Income n (%) | Count | 9.596 | 12,555 | 9125 |
| < minimum wage | 3465 (36.1) | 1616 (12.9) | 1427 (15.6) | |
| Minimum wage | 4110 (42.8) | 8917 (71.0) | 3023 (33.1) | |
| 2 × minimum wage | 1277 (13.3) | 1243 (9.9) | 4276 (46.9) | |
| > 2 times minimum wage | 744 (7.8) | 779 (6.2) | 399 (4.4) | |
| Smoking n (%) | Count | 9814 | 13,014 | 9784 |
| Non-smoker | 6513 (66.4) | 9176 (70.5) | 5942 (60.7) | |
| Current/former smoker | 3301 (33.6) | 3838 (29.5) | 3842 (39.3) | |
| BMI n (%) | Count | 9338 | 12,156 | 9028 |
| Underweight | 230 (2.5) | 469 (3.9) | 271 (3.0) | |
| Normal weight | 3060 (32.8) | 4605 (37.9) | 3826 (42.4) | |
| Overweight | 3253 (34.8) | 4333 (35.6) | 3299 (36.5) | |
| Obese | 2795 (29.9) | 2749 (22.6) | 1632 (18.1) |
Demographics of the screening population (N = 33,486) by country and cluster. BMI = body mass index