Table 1

- Socio-demographic characteristics of respondents with chronic diseases (diabetes/hypertension) attending Ministry of Health Tobacco Cessation Clinics, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2012-2017.

CharacteristicsResults
Age, years (n=402)
40-50 years140 (34.8)
51-60 years170 (42.3)
61-70 years75 (18.7)
71-80 years17 (04.2)
Gender (n=402)
Male393 (97.8)
Female09 (2.8)
Marital status (n=395)
Single1 (0.3)
Married382 (96.7)
Divorced6 (01.5)
Widowed6 (01.5)
Missing=7
Educational level (n=390)
Intermediate or less167 (42.8)
Diploma or high school140 (35.9)
Bachelor or higher83 (21.3)
Missing values12 (3.0)
Missing=12
Occupation (n=392)
Government employee108 (27.6)
Private employee62 (15.8)
Self employed31 (7.9)
Retired168 (42.9)
Unemployed23 (05.9)
Missing =10
Income level (SAR)(n=322)
None15 (4.7)
≤5,00081 (25.2)
5,001-10,000119 (37.0)
10,001-20,00092 (28.5)
>20,00015 (4.7)
Missing=80
Nationality (n=384)
Saudi335 (87.2)
Non-Saudi49 (12.8)
Missing=18
Region (n=387)
Central region93 (23.1)
Eastern region43 (11.1)
Western region204 (52.7)
Southern region37 (9.2)
Northern region10 (2.6)
Missing=15
  • Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation, number and percentage (%)