Table 2 Sociodemographic and Other Characteristics of the Patients (N = 452)
Variable | N (%) |
|---|---|
Gender | Â |
Male | 214 (47.3%) |
Female | 238 (52.7%) |
Marital status | Â |
Single | 111 (24.6%) |
Married | 232 (51.3%) |
Divorced | 72 (15.9%) |
Widowed | 37 (8.2%) |
Education | Â |
Primary | 48 (10.6%) |
Complementary | 113 (25.0%) |
Secondary | 149 (33.0) |
University | 142 (31.4%) |
Private insurance | Â |
No | 275 (60.8%) |
Yes | 177 (39.2%) |
National Social Security | Â |
No | 258 (57.1%) |
Yes | 194 (42.9%) |
Lebanese Army | Â |
No | 338 (74.8%) |
Yes | 114 (25.2%) |
Ministry of Public Health | Â |
No | 409 (90.5%) |
Yes | 43 (9.5%) |
Number of Beds in the Room | Â |
One bed | 65 (14.4%) |
Two beds | 387 (85.6%) |
Comorbidities | Â |
Cardiovascular | 137 (30.3%) |
Hypertension | 146 (32.3%) |
Diabetes | 82 (18.1%) |
Chronic kidney disease | 44 (9.7%) |
Neurological | 103 (22.8%) |
Psychiatric | 29 (6.4%) |
|  | Mean ± SD |
Age (in years) | 47.60 ± 16.88 |
Financial Burden | 7.64 ± 2.04 |
Household Crowding Index | 0.98 ± 0.39 |