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Table 1 Gender-specific characteristics of the Palestinian and Israeli samples

From: Lifestyle physical activity among urban Palestinians and Israelis: a cross-sectional comparison in the Palestinian-Israeli Jerusalem risk factor study

 

MEN

WOMEN

 

Palestinian (n = 512)

Israeli (n = 370)

Palestinian (n = 449)

Israeli (n = 331)

 

n

%

n

%

p-value

n

%

n

%

p-value

Age group

   25-34

76

14.8

54

14.6

 

61

13.6

35

10.6

 

   35-44

102

19.9

74

20.0

0.84

97

21.6

52

15.7

0.13

   45-54

111

21.7

76

20.5

 

94

20.9

78

23.6

 

   55-64

103

20.1

86

23.2

 

96

21.4

81

24.5

 

   > = 65

120

23.4

80

21.6

 

101

22.5

85

25.7

 

   Mean (SD)

51.5 (14.0)

51.4 (13.7)

 

51.8 (13.7)

53.3 (13.2)

 

Marital status

   Married/defacto

480

93.7

300

81.1

 

307

68.7

217

65.6

 

   Divorce/widow

10

2.0

35

9.5

< 0.0001

107

23.9

77

23.3

0.19

   Never married

22

4.3

35

9.4

 

33

7.4

37

11.1

 

Highest education*

   < = Primary

250

48.8

66

17.9

 

281

62.9

42

12.7

 

   Some High School

54

10.6

81

21.9

< 0.0001

33

7.4

79

23.9

< 0.0001

   HSC/some college

118

23.0

91

24.7

 

93

20.8

79

23.9

 

   University degree

90

17.6

131

35.5

 

40

8.9

131

39.6

 

Work status *

   Homemaker

19

3.8

0

0.0

 

393

88.1

57

17.2

 

   Paid work

341

67.4

260

70.3

0.0023

42

9.4

177

53.5

< 0.0001

   Pensioner

77

15.2

62

16.8

 

1

0.2

73

22.1

 

   Other#

69

13.6

48

13.0

 

10

2.2

24

7.2

 

Religiosity *

   Observant

165

32.2

146

39.7

 

197

44.2

119

36.2

 

   Traditional

310

60.5

101

27.4

< 0.0001

245

54.9

82

24.9

< 0.0001

   Secular

37

7.2

121

32.9

 

4

0.9

128

38.9

 
  1. * numbers don't add up due to missing # unemployed, disability welfare, students & volunteer