Table 1: Demographic characteristics of the patients (n = 160).
| N (%) | Mean (SD) | |
| Age (years) | 53.93 (21.44) | |
Marital Status Married Single |
122 (76.2) 38 (23.7) |
|
Educational Level Primary school High school University |
131 (81.9) 12 (7.5) 17 (10.6) |
|
Previous hospitalization Yes No |
108 (67.5) 52 (32.5) |
|
Patient's clinic Surgical Internal Medicine |
91 (59.4) 69 (40.6) |
|
Health insurance Yes No |
140 (87.5) 20 (12.5) |
|
LOS in hospital 1-3 days 3-5 days 5-10 days |
58 (36.3) 36 (22.5) 66 (41.1) |
LOS: Length of stay.