- Bivariate analysis for the association between socio-demographics characteristics and groups of respondents attending Ministry of Health Tobacco Cessation Clinics, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2012-2017.
| Factor | Group of patients | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Case (quit) (n=85) | Controls (not quit)(n=317) | ||
| Age | |||
| ≤60 years | 63 (74.1) | 247 (77.9) | 0.459 |
| >60 years | 22 (25.9) | 70 (22.1) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 83 (97.6) | 310 (97.8) | 0.936 |
| Female | 2 (02.4) | 7 (02.2) | |
| Marital status | |||
| Single | 1 (01.2) | 12 (03.9) | 0.224 |
| Married | 83 (98.8) | 299 (96.1) | |
| Educational level | |||
| High school or below | 53 (65.4) | 206 (66.7) | 0.834 |
| Diploma or higher | 28 (34.6) | 103 (33.3) | |
| Occupation | |||
| Employed | 42 (51.2) | 159 (51.3) | 0.991 |
| Unemployed | 40 (48.8) | 151 (48.7) | |
| Income level (SAR) | |||
| ≤10,000 | 35 (57.4) | 165 (67.1) | 0.155 |
| >10,000 | 26 (42.6) | 81 (32.9) | |
| Nationality | |||
| Saudi | 71 (85.5) | 264 (87.7) | 0.601 |
| Non-Saudi | 12 (14.5) | 37 (12.3) | |
| Reported level of DM | |||
| Controlled | 14 (35.69) | 46 (31.3) | 0.584 |
| Uncontrolled | 25 (64.1) | 101 (68.7) | |
| Reported level of HTN | |||
| Controlled | 08 (57.1) | 20 (32.3) | 0.081 |
| Uncontrolled | 06 (42.9) | 42 (67.7) | |
Results are expressed as number and percentage (%).
↵* P-value has been calculated using Chi-square test. DM: diabetes mellitus, HTN: hypertension