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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants in the KIND registry (n = 2,912)

From: Establishing the Kidney dIsease in the National guarD (KIND) registry: an opportunity for epidemiological and clinical research in Saudi Arabia

Variable

Male

Female

Total

N (%)

Age

 ≤ 30 years

226 (13.7)

172 (13.6)

398 (13.7)

 31–40

225 (13.7)

127 (10.0)

352 (12.1)

 41–50

223 (13.5)

176 (13.9)

399 (13.7)

 51–60

244 (14.8)

223 (17.6)

467 (16.0)

 > 61

729 (44.3)

567 (44.8)

1,296 (44.5)

Mean age (± SD)

53.88 (20.3)

54.10 (19.4)

53.98 (19.9)

Region

 Central

1,317 (80.0)

1,007 (79.6)

2,324 (79.8)

 Eastern

110 (6.7)

120 (9.5)

230 (7.9)

 Western

178 (10.8)

109 (8.6)

287 (9.9)

 Madinah

30 (1.8)

20 (1.6)

50 (1.7)

 Missing

12 (0.7)

9 (0.7)

21 (0.7)

Nationality

 Saudi

1,545 (93.8)

1,190 (94.1)

2,735 (93.9)

 Non-Saudi

82 (5.0)

51 (4.0)

133 (4.6)

 Missing

20 (1.2)

24 (1.9)

44 (1.5)

Eligibility

 NGHA Eligibility

894 (54.3)

777 (61.4)

1,671 (57.4)

 Disease-based eligibility

600 (36.4)

368 (29.1)

968 (33.2)

 Missing

153 (9.3)

120 (9.5)

273 (9.4)

Marital Status

 Single

429 (26.1)

254 (20.1)

683 (23.5)

 Married

1,065 (64.7)

707 (55.9)

1,772 (60.9)

 Divorced

6 (0.4)

54 (4.3)

60 (2.1)

 Widowed

7 (0.4)

162 (12.8)

169 (5.8)

 Missing

140 (8.5)

88 (7.0)

228 (7.8)

Occupation

 Employed

106 (6.4)

19 (1.5)

125 (4.3)

 Retired

11 (0.7)

1 (0.1)

12 (0.4)

 Unemployed

1,079 (65.5)

1,037 (82.0)

2,116 (72.7)

 Student

32 (1.9)

30 (2.4)

62 (2.1)

 Child

75 (4.6)

56 (4.4)

131 (4.5)

 Missing

344 (20.9)

122 (9.6)

466 (16.0)

Body Mass index (BMI)

 < 18.5

155 (9.4)

104 (8.2)

259 (8.9)

 18.5–24.9

480 (29.1)

305 (24.1)

785 (27.0)

 25–29.9

481 (29.2)

301 (23.8)

782 (26.9)

 ≥ 30

525 (31.9)

555 (43.9)

1,080 (37.1)

Missing BMI data

6 (0.4)

0 (0.0)

6 (0.2)

Mean BMI (± SD)

27.16 (7.4)

29.03 (8.5)

27.98 (7.9)