Table 6: General Characteristics of study sample.

Variable

Categories

(n = 50)

N

%

Sex

Male

35

70

Female

15

30

Age

20-39

19

38

40-60

31

62

Mechanical Ventilation

Yes

45

90

No

5

10

Reasons of ICU admission

Trauma

25

50

Cardiovascular disease

8

16

Pulmonary disease

2

4

Poisoning

4

8

Sepsis

5

10

Neurological disease

6

12