Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the study population (N=5677).
| Characteristic | Participants | ||
| Female, n (%) | 3945 (69.5) | ||
| Age, n (%) |
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18-24 years | 1712 (30.2) | |
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25-34 years | 2025 (35.7) | |
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35-44 years | 1104 (19.4) | |
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45-54 years | 534 (9.4) | |
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55-64 years | 256 (4.5) | |
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≥65 years | 46 (0.8) | |
| Educational status, n (%) |
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Primary school |
11 (0.2) |
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Intermediate school | 68 (1.2) |
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High school | 1341 (23.6) |
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College/higher education | 4257 (75.0) | |
| Work or study in the health care sector, n (%) |
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Yes | 1250 (22.0) |
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No |
4427 (78.0) |
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Medical problems, n (%)
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I have no medical problems | 4003 (70.5) | |
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I have medical problems | 1674 (29.5) | |
| Type of medical problemsa, n (%) |
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High blood pressure | 387 (23.1) | |
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Diabetes | 362 (21.6) | |
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Heart disease | 74 (4.4) | |
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Lung disease | 198 (11.8) | |
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Cancer | 31 (1.9) | |
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Other | 946 (56.5) | |
| Country/region of current residence, n (%) |
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Bahrain | 3179 (56.0) | |
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Kuwait | 784 (13.8) | |
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Saudi Arabia | 693 (12.2) | |
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United Arab Emirates | 324 (5.7) | |
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Oman | 232 (4.1) | |
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Qatar | 71 (1.3) | |
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Other Arab countries | 166 (2.9) | |
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Asian countries (excluding Arab countries) | 43 (0.8) | |
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Europe | 118 (2.1) | |
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North America | 58 (1.0) | |
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South America | 2 (0) | |
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Australia and New Zealand | 7 (0.1) | |
| COVID-19 diagnosis, n (%) |
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Yes | 55 (1.0) | |
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No | 5622 (99.0) | |
an=1674.