Association of Migraine and Irritable Bowel Syndrome in Saudi Arabia: A Nationwide Survey

Table 1

Descriptive analysis of participants’ sociodemographic characteristics.

	(%)
Sex
Female	1332 (47.5)
Male	1470 (52.5)
Age group
15-19 years	342 (12.2)
20-29 years	1308 (46.7)
30-39 years	431 (15.4)
40-49 years	503 (18)
50+ years	218 (7.8)
Marital state
Never married	1538 (54.9)
Ever married	1264 (45.1)
Nationality
Saudi	2715 (96.9)
Non-Saudi	87 (3.1)
Residence
Central region	514 (18.3)
Eastern region	593 (21.2)
Northern region	412 (14.7)
Southern region	618 (22.1)
Western region	665 (23.7)
Occupation
Unemployed/retired	501 (17.9)
Student	1147 (40.9)
Private sector	181 (6.5)
Military sector	88 (3.1)
Health sector	104 (3.7)
Governmental job	428 (15.3)
Education	274 (9.8)
Freelance job/charitable business	79 (2.8)