Table 1 Characteristics of participants, cross-sectional study of HS use and HS-related adverse events, Dubai, 2015 (n = 1203)
Variables | n/Mean | %/SD |
|---|---|---|
Mean Age (years) | 39.2 | ±9.1 |
Gender | ||
 Male | 1002 | 83.3 |
 Female | 201 | 16.7 |
Marital Status | ||
 Married | 1039 | 86.4 |
 Single | 150 | 12.5 |
 Divorced | 9 | 0.7 |
 Widow | 5 | 0.4 |
Nationality | ||
 Emirati | 142 | 11.8 |
 Middle East/North Africa | 301 | 25.0 |
 South Asia | 579 | 48.1 |
 Western Europe/North America/Australia | 94 | 7.8 |
 Other countries | 87 | 7.3 |
Occupation | ||
 Employed | 1123 | 93.3 |
 Unemployed | 60 | 5.0 |
 Student | 9 | 0.7 |
 Retired | 11 | 0.9 |
Income, AED (~USD)a | ||
 AED < 5000 (~USD < 1300) | 164 | 13.6 |
 AED 5000- < 10000 (~USD 1300- < 2700) | 499 | 41.5 |
 AED 10000–20000 (~USD 2700–5450) | 319 | 26.5 |
 AED > 20000 (~USD > 5450) | 221 | 18.4 |
Education | ||
 < High school | 76 | 6.3 |
 High school | 139 | 11.5 |
 Diploma | 68 | 5.7 |
 Higher Diploma | 46 | 3.8 |
 Bachelor | 586 | 48.7 |
 Master | 269 | 22.4 |
 PhD | 19 | 1.6 |
Health insurance coverage | 1028 | 85.5 |
Height (cm) | 171.3 | ±8.9 |
Body mass (kg) | 78.7 | ±15.3 |
Mean (± SD) Body Mass Index (kg/m2) | 26.8 | ±4.4 |
Body Mass Index category | ||
 Normal (< 25 kg/m2) | 431 | 35.8 |
 Overweight (25–29.9 kg/m2) | 546 | 45.4 |
 Obese (≥30 kg/m2) | 226 | 18.8 |
Smoking status | ||
 Non-smoker | 862 | 71.7 |
 Past smoker | 50 | 4.2 |
 Current occasional | 108 | 8.9 |
 Current regular | 183 | 15.2 |
Any allergy | 115 | 9.6 |
Drug allergy | 21 | 1.7 |
 Aerosol & perfume allergy | 23 | 1.9 |
 Contact allergy | 7 | 0.6 |
 Dust allergy | 22 | 1.8 |
 Others | 26 | 2.2 |
Diseasesb | ||
 Diabetes Mellitus | 69 | 5.7 |
 High cholesterol levels | 31 | 2.6 |
 Cardiovascular disease | 5 | 0.4 |
 Cancer | 1 | 0.1 |