Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants, NorthWest Armed forces hospital (n = 255).
| Frequency | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 105 | 41.2 |
| Female | 150 | 58.8 |
| Age (years) | ||
| Range | 22–50 | |
| Mean ± SD | 30.6 ± 5.3 | |
| Nationality | ||
| Saudi | 177 | 69.4 |
| Non-Saudi | 78 | 30.6 |
| Marital status | ||
| Single | 86 | 33.7 |
| Married | 158 | 62.0 |
| Divorced | 11 | 4.3 |
| Job title | ||
| Nurse | 164 | 64.3 |
| Registered nurse | 161 | 63.1 |
| Head nurse | 3 | 1.2 |
| Physicians | 91 | 35.7 |
| Intern | 11 | 4.3 |
| Registrar | 58 | 22.8 |
| Specialist/senior specialist | 8 | 3.1 |
| Consultant | 12 | 4.7 |
| Quality officer | 2 | 0.8 |
| Smoking status | ||
| Never smoking | 180 | 70.6 |
| Current smoker | 49 | 19.2 |
| Ex-smoker | 26 | 10.2 |
| Body mass index | ||
| Underweight | 11 | 4.3 |
| Normal | 165 | 64.7 |
| Overweight | 61 | 23.9 |
| Obese | 18 | 7.1 |