- Socio-demographic characteristics of the study sample (N=443).
| Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Hospital | |
| JU | 132 (29.8) |
| JUST | 183 (41.3) |
| Occupied Palestinian territories’ centers | 128 (28.9) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 180 (40.6) |
| Female | 263 (59.4) |
| Weight in kg, mean±SD | |
| Male | 80.5±15.2 |
| Female | 68.7±12.4 |
| Smoking | |
| Smoker | 106 (23.9) |
| Non-smoker | 296 (66.8) |
| Ex-smoker (more than 6 months) | 23 (5.2) |
| Waterpipe | 17 (3.8) |
| Insurance type | |
| MOH | 225 (50.8) |
| Private | 99 (22.4) |
| Others | 32 (7.2) |
| Suffering from chronic diseases (hypertension, diabetes, heart diseases, respiratory problems, and others) | |
| Yes | 59 (13.3) |
| No | 386 (87.1) |
| Suffering from Vitamin D deficiency | |
| Yes | 102 (23.0) |
| No | 318 (71.8) |
Values are presented as a number and precentage (%). Some data was missing, subsequently totals do not always add to 443.
JU: Jordan University, JUST: Jordan University of Science and Technology, MOH: Ministry of Health, SD: standard deviation