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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of the study group

From: Health-related quality of life and treatment satisfaction in Palestinians with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study

Variable

Frequency (%) N = 285

Or Mean ± SD

Hospital

Qalqilia

39 (13.7)

Tulkarm

70 (24.6)

Jenin

87 (30.5)

Al Watani

89 (31.2)

Gender

Male

54 (18.9)

Female

231 (81.1)

Age (Years)

 

51.95 ± 13.73

Age Group

Less than 30

21 (7.4)

30 years—39 years

26 (9.1)

40 years—49 years

69 (24.2)

50 years—59 years

87 (30.5)

 ≥ 60

82 (28.8)

Smoking

Smoker

50 (17.5)

Non-smoker

235 (82.5)

Educational level

Below Primary Education

13 (4.6)

Primary Education

57 (20)

Junior High School

73 (25.6)

Senior high School

57 (20)

Collage or more

85 (29.8)

Marital status

Single

53 (18.6)

Married

199 (69.8)

Divorced/ Widowed

33 (11.6)

Employment

Employed

67 (23.5)

unemployed

199 (69.8)

Stopped because of RA

19 (6.7)

Place of residence

City

101 (35.4)

Village

169 (59.3)

Refugee Camp

15 (5.3)

Household income

Low: Less than 400 JD

145 (50.9)

Moderate: Between 400–1000 JD

119 (41.8)

High: More than 1000 JD

20 (7)

Body mass index

 

28.788 ± 5.65

Body mass index category

Underweight / Normal

52 (18.2)

Overweight

129 (45.3)

Obese

104 (36.5)

  1. 1 Jordanian dinar (JD) equals 1.41 US dollar