Table 2.
Demographic and health care characteristics of the study participants (N=261).
| Characteristic | Value | ||
| Demographic information | |||
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Age (years), mean (SD) | 35.07 (9.61) | |
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Region of the country, n (%) | ||
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Eastern | 81(31.0) |
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Central | 110 (42.1) |
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Western | 70 (26.8) |
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Gender, n (%) | ||
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Male | 132 (50.6) |
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Female | 129 (49.4) |
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Marital status, n (%) | ||
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Married | 208 (79.7) |
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Single | 53 (20.3) |
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Education level, n (%) | ||
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Elementary school or less | 14 (5.4) |
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Middle school | 17 (6.5) |
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High school | 91 (34.9) |
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University | 118 (45.2) |
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Postgraduate | 20 (7.7) |
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Employment status, n (%) | ||
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Employed | 142 (54.4) |
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Retired | 16 (6.1) |
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Student | 17 (6.5) |
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Unemployed | 84 (32.2) |
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Monthly household income, n (%) | ||
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<5000 SAR (US $1333) | 69 (26.4) |
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5000-9999 SAR (US $1333-2666) | 84 (32.2) |
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>10,000 SAR (US $2666) | 95 (36.4) |
| Health status characteristics | |||
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Have a medical condition, n (%) | 178 (68.2) | |
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Number of medical conditions, n (%) | ||
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None | 83 (31.8) |
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1 | 139 (53.3) |
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≥2 | 39 (14.9) |
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Type of medical condition, n (%) | ||
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Diabetes | 38 (14.6) |
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Hypertension | 32 (12.3) |
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Asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 46 (17.6) |
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Heart failure | 9 (3.4) |
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Cancer | 11 (4.2) |
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Sickle cell disease | 7 (2.7) |
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Psychiatric condition | 4 (1.5) |
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Other | 78 (29.9) |
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Self-reported health status, n (%) | ||
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Excellent | 121 (46.4) |
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Very good | 95 (36.4) |
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Good | 33 (12.6) |
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Fair | 8 (3.1) |
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Poor | 4 (1.5) |
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Hospitalized within the last 6 months, n (%) | 54 (20.7) | |
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Visited the emergency department within the last 6 months, n (%) | 124 (47.5) | |