Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of the participants from Muscat Governorate, Oman (N = 1,214)

Characteristics	n (%)*
Age in years	34 (27–40)
Gender
Male	799 (65.8)
Female	415 (34.2)
Education level
Secondary school or below	453 (37.3)
Diploma or above	761 (62.7)
Occupation
Employed	843 (69.4)
Student	47 (3.9)
Unemployed/Retired	321 (26.4)
Hypertensive	173 (14.3)

^*The values are median (interquartile range) or number (%).