Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics among adults enrolled in a cross-sectional study of the prevalence of and factors associated with multimorbidity in Kuwait, February 2021 (N = 3572)
From: Prevalence of and factors associated with multimorbidity among adults in Kuwait
Characteristic | n | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (completed years) | ||
 21–30 | 1454 | 40.7 |
 31–40 | 902 | 25.3 |
 41–50 | 730 | 20.4 |
 51–60 | 379 | 10.6 |
  > 60 | 107 | 3.0 |
Gender | ||
 Male | 775 | 21.7 |
 Female | 2797 | 78.3 |
Nationality | ||
 Kuwaiti | 3180 | 89.0 |
 Non-Kuwaiti Arab | 285 | 8.0 |
 Non-Kuwaiti, non-Arab | 107 | 3.0 |
Educational level | ||
 Less than high school | 75 | 2.0 |
 High school | 299 | 8.4 |
 Collage/ University | 2754 | 77.1 |
 Post graduate study | 444 | 12.4 |
Family income (Kuwaiti Dinars/ month) | ||
 < 500 | 127 | 3.6 |
 500–999 | 430 | 12.0 |
 1000–1499 | 707 | 19.8 |
 1500–2000 | 683 | 19.1 |
 > 2000 | 1625 | 45.5 |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 1328 | 37.2 |
 Married | 1970 | 55.2 |
 Divorced | 230 | 6.4 |
 Widowed | 44 | 1.2 |