- Chronic disease characteristic of respondents’ attending Ministry of Health (MOH) Tobacco Cessation Clinics, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, 2012-2017.
| Characteristics | Results |
|---|---|
| Chronic diseases(n=402) | |
| Only diabetes mellitus (DM) | 384 (95.5) |
| Only hypertension (HTN) | 193 (48.0) |
| Both | 175 (43.5) |
| Duration of DM (n=377) | |
| ≤10 years | 235 (62.7) |
| >10 years | 140 (37.3) |
| Missing=25 | |
| Duration of HTN(n=192) | |
| ≤10 years | 135 (70.7) |
| >10 years | 56 (29.3) |
| Missing=210 | |
| Type of clinic visited for medical care of DM or HTN (n=351) | |
| MOH-primary health care | 175 (45.7) |
| MOH-hospital | 103 (26.9) |
| Private hospital | 69 (18.0) |
| Other government hospital | 74 (19.3) |
| None | 19 (04.7) |
| Missing=51 | |
| Frequency of health care facility visit per year for DM follow up (n=351) | |
| ≤8 times per year | 199 (56.7) |
| >8 times per year | 152 (43.3) |
| Frequency of health care facility visit for HTN follow up (n=165) | |
| ≤8 times per year | 88 (53.3) |
| >8 times per year | 77 (46.7) |
| Reported level of DM control (n=402) | |
| Controlled | 60 (16.1) |
| Uncontrolled | 126 (33.9) |
| Don’t know | 216 (53.7) |
| Missing=216 | |
| Reported level of HTN control (n=402) | |
| Controlled | 28 (07.0) |
| Uncontrolled | 48 (11.9) |
| Don’t know | 326 (81.1) |
| Last reported HbA1c (n=186) (mean+SD) | 07.7±01.7 |
| Missing=216 | |
| Last known systolic blood pressure (n=81) (mean+SD) | 143.9±27.9 |
| Last known diastolic blood pressure (n=76) (mean+SD) | 87.4±21.6 |
| Previous Hospital Admission (n=392) | |
| Yes | 65 (16.6) |
| No | 327 (83.4) |
| Missing=10 | |
| Reason for hospital admission (n=402) | |
| Thromboembolism | 13 (27.1) |
| High blood sugar | 10 (20.8) |
| High blood pressure | 04 (08.3) |
| Heart disease | 10 (20.8) |
| Other disease | 11 (22.9) |
| Treating physician recommended tobacco cessation (n=381) | |
| Yes | 305 (80.1) |
| No | 76 (19.9) |
| Missing=21 | |
| Self-decision to quit tobacco due to DM or HTN (n=398) | |
| Yes | 179 (45.0) |
| No | 219 (55.0) |
| Missing=4 | |
Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation, number and percentage (%)