Research Article
Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, 2013: A National Survey
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics, in Saudi Arabia, of males and females age 15 years or older, 2013.
| Sociodemographic and risk factors | Categories | Males | Females | | Weighted % | SE | | Weighted % | SE |
| Age (years) | 15–24 | 1189 | 40.79 | 1.03 | 1193 | 39.81 | 1.03 | 25–34 | 1254 | 21.71 | 0.75 | 1503 | 21.28 | 0.71 | 35–44 | 1132 | 13.59 | 0.53 | 1207 | 16.80 | 0.62 | 45–54 | 722 | 11.97 | 0.55 | 798 | 12.80 | 0.57 | 55–64 | 439 | 7.07 | 0.44 | 423 | 5.85 | 0.39 | 65+ | 517 | 4.87 | 0.29 | 358 | 3.46 | 0.26 |
| Marital status | Currently married | 3514 | 49.31 | 0.98 | 3462 | 49.40 | 0.97 | Never married | 1569 | 49.26 | 0.99 | 1260 | 42.38 | 1.03 | Separated, divorced, or widowed | 159 | 1.43 | 0.15 | 738 | 8.22 | 0.43 |
| Education | Primary school or less | 1217 | 20.26 | 0.75 | 2069 | 32.52 | 0.88 | Elementary or high school completed | 2745 | 59.34 | 0.94 | 2127 | 46.17 | 0.98 | College degree or higher education | 1282 | 20.40 | 0.72 | 1275 | 21.31 | 0.77 |
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SE: standard error.
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