Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and health data of the schoolteachers stratified by gender
Characterization | Male (n = 177) n (%) | Female (n = 201) n (%) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | |||
 20–24 | 7 (4) | 12 (6) | 0.11 |
 25–34 | 18 (10.2) | 12 (6) |  |
 35–44 | 59 (33.3) | 64 (31.8) |  |
 45–54 | 70 (39.5) | 98 (48.8) |  |
 55–62 | 23 (13) | 15 (7.5) |  |
Marital status | |||
 Single | 24 (13.6) | 20 (10) | 0.02 |
 Married | 142 (80.2) | 156 (77.6) |  |
 Divorced | 11 (6.2) | 20 (10) |  |
 Widow | 0 | 5 (2.5) |  |
Education level | |||
 Diploma | 11 (6.2) | 27 (13.4) | < 0.001 |
 Bachelor | 144 (81.4) | 167 (83.1) |  |
 Postgraduate | 22 (12.4) | 7 (3.5) |  |
School stage | |||
 Primary | 65 (36.7) | 74 (36.8) | 0.97 |
 Intermediate | 45 (25.4) | 53 (26.4) |  |
 Secondary | 67 (37.9) | 74 (36.8) |  |
Experience years | |||
 1–5 | 29 (16.4) | 20 (10) | 0.31 |
 6–10 | 21 (11.9) | 32 (15.9) |  |
 11–15 | 33 (18.6) | 33 (16.4) |  |
 16–20 | 27 (15.3) | 32 (15.9) |  |
 Above 20 | 67 (37.9) | 84 (41.8) |  |
Health condition | |||
 Healthy | 109 (61.6) | 115 (57.2) | 0.41 |
 Diabetes | 26 (14.7) | 32 (15.9) |  |
 Heart disease | 6 (3.4) | 3 (1.5) |  |
 Hypertension | 21 (11.9) | 24 (11.9) |  |
 High cholesterol | 15 (8.5) | 27 (13.4) |  |
Smoking cigarette | |||
 Smoker | 47 (26.6) | 5 (2.5) | < 0.001 |
 Past smoker | 29 (16.4) | 0 |  |
 Non-smoker | 101 (57.1) | 196 (97.5) |  |
Smoking Shisha | |||
 Regular smoker | 15 (8.5) | 4 (2) | < 0.001 |
 Never | 123 (69.5) | 178 (88.6) |  |
 Rarely smoker | 39 (22) | 19 (9.5) |  |
Moderate physical activity | |||
 Never | 18 (10.2) | 22 (10.9) | 0.08 |
 Rarely | 52 (29.4) | 83 (41.3) |  |
 1–2 per week | 55 (31.1) | 57 (28.4) |  |
 3–4 per week | 42 (23.7) | 33 (16.4) |  |
 More than 5 per week | 10 (5.6) | 6 (3) |  |
Sever activity | |||
 Never | 50 (28.2) | 92 (45.8) | < 0.001 |
 Rarely | 66 (37.3) | 73 (36.3) |  |
 1–2 per week | 33 (18.6) | 26 (12.9) |  |
 3–4 per week | 23 (13) | 9 (4.5) |  |
 More than 5 per week | 5 (2.8) | 1 (0.5) |  |