Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the study sample
Variable | Frequency (%) N = 275 |
|---|---|
Age (year) | |
< 48 | 28(10.2) |
48–57 | 77(28.0) |
58–67 | 114(41.5) |
68–77 | 43(15.6) |
≥ 78 | 13(4.7) |
Gender | |
Female | 121(44.0) |
Male | 154(56.0) |
Residency | |
City | 108 (39.3) |
Village | 135(49.1) |
Palestinian refugee camps | 32(11.6) |
Social status | |
Married | 198(72.0) |
Single, widowed, divorced | 77(28.0) |
Educational level | |
No Formal | 66(24.0) |
Primary | 106(38.5) |
Secondary | 60(21.8) |
University | 43(15.6) |
Occupation | |
Employed | 129(46.9) |
Unemployed | 146(53.1) |
Income (NIS) | |
Moderate to High | 116(42.2) |
Low | 159(57.8) |
BMI | |
Normal | 49(17.8) |
Overweight | 129(46.9) |
Obese | 97(35.3) |
Cigarette | |
Not smoker | 144(52.4) |
Light | 7(2.5) |
Moderate | 36 (13.1) |
Heavy | 13 (4.7) |
Ex-smoker | 75 (27.3) |
Duration of the disease (year) | |
≤ 3 | 139 (50.5) |
4–5 | 71 (25.8) |
> 5 | 65 (23.6) |
Total number of medications | |
1–3 | 81(29.5) |
4–6 | 161(58.5) |
≥ 7 | 33(12.0) |
Total number of chronic diseases | |
0 | 13 (4.7) |
1 | 38 (13.8) |
2 | 84 (30.5) |
3 | 73 (26.5) |
≥ 4 | 67 (24.4) |