Table 1 Characteristics of the Study Populationa
Characteristics | N | % |
|---|---|---|
Total | 4073 | 100.0 |
Age mean (±SD) | 72.6 (±6.2) | |
Marital Status | ||
Single | 157 | 4.3 |
Married | 3488 | 95.7 |
Gender | ||
Male | 1759 | 43.2 |
Female | 2314 | 56.8 |
Nationality | ||
Saudi | 3737 | 91.9 |
Non-Saudi | 331 | 8.1 |
Comorbidities Hypertension | ||
Yes | 3007 | 73.8 |
Diabetes | ||
Yes | 2309 | 56.7 |
Dyslipidemia | ||
Yes | 2209 | 54.2 |
Heart failure | ||
Yes | 51 | 1.3 |
Ischemic Heart disease | ||
Yes | 254 | 6.2 |
Chronic kidney disease | ||
Yes | 119 | 2.9 |
Cancer | ||
Yes | 123 | 3.0 |
Asthma | ||
Yes | 403 | 9.9 |
COPD | ||
Yes | 17 | 0.4 |
Osteoarthritis | ||
Yes | 373 | 9.2 |
Osteoporosis | ||
Yes | 344 | 8.4 |
Anxiety | ||
Yes | 376 | 9.2 |
Depression | ||
Yes | 60 | 1.5 |
Dementia | ||
Yes | 25 | 0.6 |
No. of chronic conditions | ||
No chronic | 234 | 5.7 |
one chronic condition | 665 | 16.3 |
≥ two chronic conditions | 3174 | 77.9 |
Polypharmacy | ||
0 to 4 drugs | 794 | 19.5 |
≥ 5 | 3279 | 80.5 |