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Table 1 Demographic and health related characteristics of Al Kharj population

From: The factor structure of the general health questionnaire (GHQ12) in Saudi Arabia

 

Mean (SD) Or Frequency (Percentage)a

Range

Age (years)

26.36 (8.62)

(18–67)

 18–24

598 (59.6)a

 

 25–44

349 (34.8)

 

 45–67

56 (5.6)

 

Gender

 Female

628 (62.61)

 

 Male

375 (37.39)

 

Marital Status

 Married

349 (34.8)

 

 Single

654 (65.20)

 

Education Level

 Primary

22 (2.19)

 

 Secondary

128 (12.76)

 

 Intermediate

29 (2.89)

 

 University Level

788 (78.56)

 

 Postgraduate

36 (3.59)

 

Smoking Status

 Current

101 (10.07)

 

 Ex-smoker

29 (2.89)

 

 Non-Smoker

873 (87.04)

 

Smoking years- (N = 130)

8.28 (6.53)

(0–30)

Smoking Frequency (Packs per day) - (N = 130)

3.19 (1.89)

(1–11)

Diabetes

 Yes

43 (4.29)

 

 No

960 (95.71)

 

Body Mass Index (BMI)

26.81 (6.66)

(15.02–57.22)

 Normal (18.5–24.9 kg/m2)

459 (45.76)

 

 Overweight (25.0–29.9 kg/m2)

267 (26.62)

 

 Obese (≥ 30 kg/m2)

277 (27.62)

 

Waist Circumference (WC)

84.39 (18.60)

(48.5–180)

Chronic diseases

 Yes

82 (8.18)

 

 No

921 (91.82)

 

Chronic disease Type- (N = 82)

 Diabetes

43 (52.4)

 

 Hypertension

32 (39.02)

 

 Both

7 (8.54)

 

Psychological Disease

 Yes

53 (5.28)

 

 No

950 (94.72)

 

Psychological Disease Type- (N = 53)

 Anxiety

21 (39.6)

 

 Depression

9 (17.0)

 

 Unknown

23 (43.4)

 

Chronic pain

 Yes

191 (19.04)

 

 No

812 (80.96)

 

Total GHQ score

12 (5.23)

(0–32)

 −25% percentile

8

 

 −50% percentile (Median)

11

 

 −75% percentile

16

 
  1. aHighlighted numbers in this column are mean (SD) and highlighted items are frequencies and percentages