Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of 808 patients hospitalized in Mena and Arafat hospitals in the Hajj season of the Islamic year 1423 (2003).
| Demographic data | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 466 (57.7) |
| Female | 342 (42.3) |
| Age Group | |
| ≤10 | 12 (1.5) |
| 11 – 20 | 14 (1.7) |
| 21 – 30 | 64 (7.9) |
| 31 – 40 | 80 (9.9) |
| 41 – 50 | 133 (16.5) |
| 51 – 60 | 196 (24.3) |
| 61 – 70 | 205 (25.3) |
| 71 – 80 | 80 (9.9) |
| >80 | 24 (3.0) |
| Hajj (Pilgrimage) Status | |
| Pilgrim | 787 (97.4) |
| Non-pilgrim | 21 (2.6) |
| Nationality | |
| Egypt | 133 (16.5) |
| Pakistan | 95 (11.8) |
| India | 75 (9.3) |
| Saudi Arabia | 52 (6.4) |
| Indonesia | 47 (5.8) |
| Morocco | 45 (5.6) |
| Sudan | 39 (4.8) |
| Syria | 29 (3.6) |
| Nigeria | 24 (3.0) |
| Bangladesh | 23 (2.8) |
| Other* | 246 (30.4) |
*
Includes 47 nationalities