Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics and their association with CAT use
Variable | Overall N = 86 (%) or median [interquartile range] | CAT users N = 58 (%) or median [interquartile range] | Non-CAT users N = 28 (%) or median [interquartile range] | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (year) | 42.5[25–60] | 43.5[25–57] | 42.5[25–60] | 0.814 a |
Age category (year) | 0.618 b | |||
18–39 | 38 (44.2) | 27 (46.6) | 11 (39.3) | |
40–59 | 26 (30.2) | 18 (31.0) | 8 (28.6) | |
≥ 60 | 22 (25.6) | 13 (22.4) | 9 (32.1) | |
Gender | 0.889 b | |||
Male | 39 (45.3) | 26 (44.8) | 13 (46.4) | |
Female | 47 (54.7) | 32 (55.2) | 15 (53.6) | |
Marital status | 0.375 b | |||
Unmarried | 27 (31.4) | 20 (34.5) | 7 (25.0) | |
Married | 59 (68.6) | 38 (65.5) | 21 (75.0) | |
Childcare giving | 0.645 b | |||
Yes | 43 (50.0) | 28 (48.3) | 15 (53.6) | |
No | 43 (50.0) | 30 (51.2) | 13 (46.4) | |
Education level | 0.992 b | |||
Primary school | 30 (34.9) | 20 (34.5) | 10 (35.7) | |
High school | 19 (22.1) | 13 (22.4) | 6 (21.4) | |
University | 37 (43.0) | 25 (43.1) | 12 (42.9) | |
Occupation | 0.284 b | |||
Employed | 42 (48.8) | 26 (44.8) | 16 (57.1) | |
Unemployed | 44 (51.2) | 32 (55.2) | 12 (42.9) | |
Monthly Income | 0.357 b | |||
< 2000 NIS | 43 (50.0) | 27 (46.6) | 16 (57.1) | |
> 2000 NIS | 43 (50.0) | 31 (53.4) | 12 (42.9) | |
Place of birth | 0.607 c | |||
Palestine | 82 (95.3) | 55 (94.8) | 27 (96.4) | |
Outside Palestine | 4 (4.7) | 3 (5.2) | 1 (3.6) | |
Residence | 0.645 b | |||
Village | 43 (50.0) | 28 (48.3) | 15 (53.6) | |
City | 43 (50.0) | 30 (51.7) | 13 (46.4) | |
Health insurance | 0.695 b | |||
Governmental | 52 (60.5) | 36 (62.1) | 16 (57.1) | |
Private | 17 (19.8) | 12 (20.7) | 5 (17.9) | |
No insurance | 17 (19.8) | 10 (17.2) | 7 (25.0) | |
Chronic comorbid disease | 0.652 b | |||
Present | 40 (46.5) | 26 (44.8) | 14 (50.0) | |
Absent | 46 (53.5) | 32 (55.2) | 14 (50.0) | |
Exercise | 0.282 b | |||
Never | 27 (31.4) | 15 (25.9) | 12 (42.9) | |
Sometimes | 37 (43.0) | 27 (46.6) | 10 (35.7) | |
Most of the time | 22 (25.6) | 16 (27.6) | 6 (21.4) | |
Smoking | 0.944 b | |||
Smoker | 25 (29.1) | 17 (29.3) | 8 (28.6) | |
Non-smoker | 61 (70.9) | 41 (70.7) | 20 (71.4) |