Table 1 Summary of the descriptive statistics of the study participants expressed as the mean (± standard deviation) or number (%)
Study variables | Male (n = 212) | Female (n = 238) | Total (n = 450) |
|---|---|---|---|
Numerical variable | |||
 Age (years) | 36.51 ± 6.82 | 37.27 ± 6.54 | 36.91 ± 6.67 |
Categorical variables | Â | Â | Â |
 Religion |  |  |  |
 Orthodox | 51 (24.1) | 72 (30.3) | 123 (27.3) |
 Protestant | 121 (57.1) | 116 (46.7) | 237 (52.7) |
 Islam | 29 (13.7) | 29 (12.2) | 58 (12.9) |
 Catholic | 8 (3.8) | 13 (5.5) | 21 (4.7) |
 Others | 3 (1.4) | 8 (3.4) | 11 (2.4) |
Level of education | Â | Â | Â |
 No formal education | 19 (9.0) | 17 (7.1) | 36 (8.0) |
 Primary school | 57 (26.9) | 54 (22.7) | 111 (24.7) |
 Secondary school | 73 (34.4) | 68 (28.6) | 141 (31.3) |
 Higher education | 63 (29.7) | 99 (41.6) | 162 (36.0) |
Perceived health status | Â | Â | Â |
 Very poor | 13 (6.1 | 11 (4.6) | 24 (5.3) |
 Poor | 30 (14.2 | 44 (18.5) | 74 (16.4) |
 Good | 82 (38.7) | 90 (37.8 | 172 (38.2) |
 Very good | 60 (28.3) | 63 (26.5) | 123 (27.3) |
 Excellent | 27 (12.7) | 30 (12.6) | 57 (12.7) |
Having chronic illness | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 177 (83.5) | 193 (81.1) | 370 (82.2) |
 Yes | 35 (16.5) | 45 (18.9) | 80 (17.8) |
Current substance use | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 176 (83.0) | 197 (82.8) | 373 (82.9) |
 Yes | 36 (17.0) | 41 (17.2) | 77 (17.1) |