Baseline Characteristics of the Study Population.
Baseline Characteristics of the Study Population.
| Characteristic | Ethnicity | P Value | |
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| Arabs (n=91) | Jews (n=176) | ||
| Female, n (%) | 59 (64.8) | 147 (84) | <0.001 |
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| Age, median (IQR), years | 32 (26–42) | 32 (24–62) | 0.22 |
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| Comorbidity*, n (%) | 59 (64.81) | 119 (67.6) | 0.64 |
| Ischemic heart disease | 1 (1.1) | 5 (2.8) | 0.66 |
| Hyperlipidemia | 5 (5.5) | 17 (9.7) | 0.24 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 4 (4.4) | 12 (6.8) | 0.42 |
| Hypertension | 11 (12.1) | 26 (14.8) | 0.54 |
| Fibromyalgia | 11 (12.1) | 16 (9.1) | 0.44 |
| Migraine | 11 (12.1) | 22 (12.5) | 0.92 |
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| Education, n (%) | |||
| 12 years or less | 34 (37.4) | 72 (40.9) | 0.57 |
| More than 12 years | 57 (62.6) | 104 (59.1) | |
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| Residency in a city, n (%) | 72 (79.1) | 147 (83.5) | 0.37 |
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| In a relationship, n (%) | 39 (42.8) | 100 (57.1) | 0.02 |
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| Working, n (%) | 78 (85.7) | 106 (60.2) | <0.001 |
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| Income, n (%) | |||
| Below average | 53 (58.2) | 84 (56.3) | 0.13 |
| Average | 15 (16.5) | 32 (26.2) | |
| Above average | 23 (25.3) | 26 (17.4) | |