Table 2.
Patients’ sociodemographic characteristics
| Sex | |
| Male, N (%) | 67 (49.6%) |
| Female, N (%) | 68 (50.4%) |
| Age in years, mean (standard deviation) | 65.84 (13.2) |
| Weight in kg, mean (standard deviation) | 76.92 (16.1) |
| BMI (body mass index), mean (standard deviation) | 27.66 (5.5) |
| Less than 18.5, N (%) | 5 (3.7%) |
| Between 18.5 and 24.9, N (%) | 36 (26.7%) |
| Between 25 and 29.9, N (%) | 51 (37.8%) |
| 30 or more, N (%) | 43 (31.9%) |
| Marital status | |
| Married, N (%) | 98 (72.6%) |
| Divorced/widower, N (%) | 19 (14.1%) |
| Single, N (%) | 18 (13.3%) |
| Sedentary lifestyle | |
| Yes, N (%) | 21 (15.6%) |
| No, N (%) | 114 (84.4%) |
| Residence | |
| Rural, N (%) | 63 (46.7%) |
| Non rural, N (%) | 72 (53.3%) |
| Working | |
| Yes, N (%) | 41 (30.4%) |
| No, N (%) | 94 (69.6) |
| Level of education | |
| Illiterate, N (%) | 18 (13.3%) |
| Primary, N (%) | 56 (41.5%) |
| Secondary, N (%) | 26 (19.3%) |
| University, N (%) | 35 (25.9%) |
| Cigarette consumption per day | |
| Non-smoker, N (%) | 64 (47.4%) |
| 1–14 cigarettes, N (%) | 14 (10.4%) |
| 15 or more cigarettes, N (%) | 25 (18.5%) |
| Former smoker, N (%) | 32 (23.7%) |
| Waterpipe consumption per week | |
| Non-smoker, N (%) | 110 (81.5%) |
| Below 3, N (%) | 7 (5.2%) |
| 3 or more, N (%) | 8 (5.9%) |
| Former smoker, N (%) | 10 (7.4%) |
| Alcohol consumption per week | |
| Non-drinker, N (%) | 94 (69.6%) |
| Up to one time, N (%) | 26 (19.3%) |
| More than once, N (%) | 9 (6.7%) |
| Former drinker, N (%) | 6 (4.4%) |