Table 1 Descriptive overview of study participants
Personal characteristics | Tunisia N = 417 | Georgia N = 419 | Israel N = 556 | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | p-value | |
Gender | < .001 | |||
Male | 209 (50.1) | 194 (46.3) | 202 (36.3) | |
Female | 208 (49.9) | 225 (53.7) | 353 (63.5) | |
Other | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.2) | |
Mean age (sd) | 42.3 (16.0) | 48.6 (18.0) | 36.3 (13.5) | < .001 |
Citya | NA | |||
A | 231 (55.4) | 265 (63.2) | 233 (41.9) | |
B | 114 (27.3) | 85 (20.3) | 119 (21.4) | |
C | 72 (17.3) | 69 (16.5) | 204 (36.7) | |
Education | < .001 | |||
Low | 267 (64.0) | 156 (37.2) | 179 (32.2) | |
Medium | 37 (8.9) | 53 (12.6) | 85 (15.3) | |
High | 113 (27.1) | 210 (50.1) | 292 (52.5) | |
Children below 12 | 89 (21.3) | 111 (26.6) | 182 (32.7) | < .001 |
Employment | < .001 | |||
Student | 47 (11.3) | 27 (6.4) | 71 (12.8) | |
Employed / self-employed | 210 (50.5) | 291 (69.5) | 398 (71.6) | |
Unemployed | 51 (12.3) | 33 (7.9) | 25 (4.5) | |
Retired | 41 (9.9) | 44 (10.5) | 23 (4.1) | |
Housewife | 67 (16.1) | 22 (5.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
Other | 0 (0.0) | 2 (0.5) | 39 (7.0) | |
Work mainly outdoorsb | 101 (50.5) | 148 (50.7) | 106 (26.6) | < .001 |
Work taking care of othersb | 42 (21.0) | 29 (9.9) | 86 (21.6) | < .001 |
Participated in (religious) fast | 337 (80.8) | 154 (36.8) | 146 (26.3) | < .001 |
Medication for chronic disease | 108 (25.9) | 180 (43.0) | 119 (21.4) | < .001 |