Table 1 Descritive data on the charectersitics of study population
From: Prevalence of dry eye syndrome in association with the use of contact lenses in Saudi Arabia
| Frequency | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 252 | 81.3 |
| Male | 58 | 18.7 | |
| Nationality | Saudi | 293 | 94.5 |
| Non-Saudi | 17 | 5.5 | |
| Region | Western | 144 | 46.5 |
| Middle | 108 | 34.8 | |
| Eastern | 26 | 8.4 | |
| Northern | 16 | 5.2 | |
| Southern | 16 | 5.2 | |
| Age | Less than 18 | 37 | 11.9 |
| 18–24 | 179 | 57.7 | |
| 25–30 | 60 | 19.4 | |
| 31–40 | 23 | 7.4 | |
| 41–50 | 9 | 2.9 | |
| More than 50 | 2 | 0.6 | |
| Marital status | Single | 247 | 79.7 |
| Married | 60 | 19.4 | |
| Separated | 2 | 0.6 | |
| Widowed | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Employment | Unemployed | 235 | 75.8 |
| Employee | 73 | 23.5 | |
| Retired | 2 | 0.6 | |
| Education | Uneducated | 2 | 0.6 |
| Read and write | 1 | 0.3 | |
| Intermediate school | 5 | 1.6 | |
| High school | 79 | 25.5 | |
| University | 223 | 71.9 | |
| Residency | Rural | 29 | 9.4 |
| Urban | 281 | 90.6 | |
| Monthly income | Less than 5000 | 162 | 52.3 |
| 5000 to 10,000 | 68 | 21.9 | |
| More than 10,000 | 80 | 25.8 | |
| Smoking | Non smoker | 280 | 90.3 |
| Smoker | 30 | 9.7 | |
| Usage of contact lenses | No | 174 | 56.1 |
| Yes | 136 | 43.9 | |
| Frequency of usage | Yearly | 15 | 11.0 |
| Every 6 months | 37 | 27.2 | |
| Monthly | 50 | 36.8 | |
| Daily | 34 | 25.0 | |