Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and lifestyle behaviors variables among case and control subjects
Variables | Cases (n = 130) | Controls (n = 195) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | |
Age (years) | ||||
  < 49 | 33 | 25.4 | 59 | 30.3 |
  ≥ 49 | 97 | 74.6 | 136 | 69.7 |
Gender | ||||
 Male | 82 | 63 | 123 | 63 |
 Female | 48 | 37 | 72 | 37 |
Marital status | ||||
 Single | 7 | 5.4 | 34 | 17.4 |
 Married | 91 | 70 | 140 | 71.8 |
 Divorced | 32 | 24.6 | 21 | 10.8 |
Citizenship | ||||
 Saudis | 105 | 80.8 | 122 | 62.6 |
 Non-Saudis | 25 | 19.2 | 73 | 37.4 |
Place of residence | ||||
 Rural | 16 | 12.3 | 2 | 1 |
 Urban | 111 | 85.4 | 192 | 98.5 |
 Semi-rural | 3 | 2.3 | 1 | 0.5 |
Education | ||||
 Up to primary levels | 67 | 51.6 | 28 | 14.4 |
 High School & bachelor or diploma degree | 61 | 46.9 | 156 | 80 |
 Master or PhD degree | 2 | 1.5 | 11 | 5.6 |
Employment | ||||
 Employed (Full time, Part time, self-employed) | 42 | 32.3 | 159 | 81.5 |
 Unemployed (Student, Retired, House wife) | 88 | 67.7 | 36 | 18.5 |
Family income (SR a /monthly) | ||||
  < 5000 | 56 | 43.1 | 74 | 37.9 |
 5000–15,000 | 50 | 38.5 | 94 | 48.2 |
 15,000- ≥ 25,000 | 24 | 18.5 | 27 | 13.8 |
Smoking | ||||
 Current <20 cigarettes/day | 23 | 17.7 | 39 | 20 |
 Previous smoker | 33 | 25.4 | 10 | 5.1 |
 Non-smoker | 74 | 56.9 | 146 | 74.9 |
Exercise | ||||
 Never & rarely | 44 | 33.8 | 84 | 43.1 |
 1–2 times/week | 22 | 16.9 | 46 | 23.6 |
 More than 3–4 times/week | 64 | 49.2 | 65 | 33.3 |