Table 1.
Demographic characteristics.
| Variables | Frequency | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | ||
| ≤20 | 20.0 | 6.7 |
| 21–40 | 119.0 | |
| 41–60 | 102.0 | |
| ≥60 | 59.0 | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 141 | 47 |
| Female | 159 | 53 |
| Nationality | ||
| Saudi | 290.0 | 96.7 |
| Non-Saudi | 10.0 | 3.3 |
| Health insurance | ||
| Yes | 44.0 | 14.7 |
| No | 255.0 | 85.3 |
| Marital status | ||
| Married | 218.0 | 72.7 |
| Unmarried | 82.0 | 27.3 |
| Educational level | ||
| Illiterate | 47.0 | 15.7 |
| High school and below | 147.0 | 49.0 |
| Bachelor | 96.0 | 32.0 |
| Postgraduate | 10.0 | 3.3 |
| Occupation | ||
| Employed | 97.0 | 32.6 |
| Unemployed | 201.0 | 67.4 |
| Monthly income (SR) | ||
| No income | 88.0 | 29.7 |
| <5000 | 61.0 | 20.6 |
| 5000–10,000 | 74.0 | 25.0 |
| >10,000 | 73.0 | 24.7 |
| Area of residency | ||
| Riyadh | 118.0 | 39.3 |
| Outside Riyadh | 182.0 | 60.7 |
| Area of admission | ||
| Emergency department | 91.0 | 30.4 |
| Elective case or outpatient appointment | 119.0 | 39.8 |
| Referral from another hospital | 89.0 | 29.8 |
| Duration of hospitalization (weeks) | ||
| <1 | 135.0 | 45.0 |
| 1–2 | 79.0 | 26.3 |
| >2 | 86.0 | 28.7 |
| Hospital preference for treatment | ||
| Governmental | 252.0 | 84.3 |
| Teaching | 6.0 | 2.0 |
| Private | 41.0 | 13.7 |