Table 1.
Participants’ sociodemographic characteristics.
| Study variables | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age group in years | |
| 18–25 years | 24 (12.0%) |
| 26–35 years | 46 (23.0%) |
| 36–45 years | 46 (23.0%) |
| 46–60 years | 56 (28.0%) |
| >60 years | 28 (14.0%) |
| Sex | |
| Female | 103 (51.5%) |
| Male | 97 (48.5%) |
| BMI | |
| Underweight (<18.5 kg/m2) | 10 (5.0%) |
| Normal (18.5–24.9 kg/m2) | 54 (27.0%) |
| Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 69 (34.5%) |
| Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 67 (33.5%) |
| Nationality | |
| Saudi | 168 (84.0%) |
| Non-Saudi | 32 (16.0%) |
| Level of education | |
| Uneducated | 14 (7.0%) |
| School educated | 85 (42.5%) |
| College educated | 88 (44.0%) |
| Postgraduate educated | 13 (16.5%) |
| ASA physical status | |
| ASA 1 | 53 (26.5%) |
| ASA 2 | 114 (57.0%) |
| ASA 3 | 33 (16.5%) |