Khat Dependency and Psychophysical Symptoms among Chewers in Jazan Region, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants.

	Khat chewers; ()
	Number (%)
Age (years)	25 (5.2)
Years of education	12 (3.0)
Occupation
Employee	17 (24.3)
Student	39 (55.7)
Does not work	14 (20.0)
Marital status
Married	12 (17.1)
Single	58 (82.9)
Smoking
No	25 (35.7)
Yes	45 (64.3)
Amount of khat used/session
1/4 of a bundle	19 (27.1)
1/2 of a bundle	40 (57.1)
A bundle	11 (15.7)
Number of chewing days/week	3 (2)
Chewing years	7.5 (5.6)
Duration of the session in hours	5 (2)
Range	2–16

Mean and SD were reported.