Table 2 Prevalence of comorbidities according to sociodemographic and occupation characteristics
From: Prevalence of non-communicable disease and the associated factors among healthcare workers in Qatar
Variable | Has NO comorbidity, n (%) | Has ANY comorbidity, n (%) | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | < 0.001* | ||
< 30 | 1003 (76.0) | 317 (24.0) | |
30–39 | 948 (66.7) | 474 (33.3) | |
≥ 40 | 186 (53.0) | 165 (47) | |
Sex | < 0.001* | ||
Male | 1204 (77.6) | 347 (22.4) | |
Female | 936 (60.5) | 610 (39.5) | |
Marital status | < 0.001* | ||
Married | 1282 (64.8) | 697 (35.2) | |
Unmarried | 858 (76.8) | 259 (23.2) | |
Nationality | < 0.001* | ||
Indian | 746 (66.5) | 375 (33.5) | |
Filipino | 381 (71.2) | 154 (28.8) | |
Jordanian | 222 (77.1) | 66 (22.9) | |
Sudanese | 153 (70.5) | 64 (29.5) | |
Qatari | 69 (48.6) | 73 (51.4) | |
Egyptian | 37 (50.7) | 36 (49.3) | |
Pakistani | 54 (65.9) | 28 (34.1) | |
Tunisian | 65 (80.2) | 16 (19.8) | |
Syrian | 65 (80.2) | 17 (26.2) | |
Lebanese | 50 (90) | 5 (9.1) | |
Bangladeshi | 24 (80) | 6 (20) | |
Others | 210 (73.2) | 77 (26.8) | |
Occupation | 0.011* | ||
Nurse | 802 (67.7) | 383 (32.3) | |
Physician | 403 (69.2) | 179 (30.8) | |
Technician professional | 236 (67.6) | 113 (32.4) | |
Paramedic | 220 (76.1) | 69 (23.9) | |
Patient care attendant | 194 (70) | 83 (30) | |
Therapist | 117 (73.6) | 42 (26.4) | |
Administrative staff | 55 (54.5) | 46 (45.5) | |
Pharmacist | 69 (75) | 23 (25) | |
Researcher | 33 (70.2) | 14 (29.8) | |
Dietician | 11 (68.8) | 5 (31.3) |