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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population

From: The prevalence of chronic pain and its associated factors among Saudi Al-Kharj population; a cross sectional study

 

Frequency

Percentage

n = 1031

(%)

Gender

 Male

387

37.54

 Female

644

62.46

Education level

 Primary

22

2.13

 Secondary

132

12.80

 Intermediate

31

3.01

 University

803

77.89

 Postgraduate

36

3.49

Occupation (job) status

 Civilian

548

53.15

 Not working

33

3.20

 Soldier

443

42.97

Marital status

 Married

359

34.82

 Single

665

64.50

Smoking Status

 Ex-smoker

31

3.01

 Non-smoker

891

86.42

 Current smoker

102

9.89

Chronic Diseasea

 No

940

91.17

 Yes

84

8.15

Psychological diseasesa

 No

970

94.08

 Yes

54

5.24

Chronic paina

 No

825

80.02

 Yes

198

19.20

Age (years)c

26.4

8.6

GHQ scorec,b

11.88

5.25

  1. aSelf-reported
  2. bGeneral Health Questionnaire 12 score
  3. cMean and standard deviation