Table 1 Demographic characteristics of Hookah users in Southwest Iran (n = 245).
From: Perceived risk of cardiovascular diseases and its determinants in Hookah users in Southwest of Iran
Count | Percent | ||
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 199 | 81.2 |
Female | 46 | 18.8 | |
Marital Status | Single | 160 | 65.3 |
Married | 85 | 34.7 | |
Income level ($ USD) | no fixed income | 75 | 30.6 |
Lower than 120 | 47 | 19.2 | |
120 up to 240 | 74 | 30.2 | |
Higher than 240 | 49 | 20 | |
Cigarette smoking | Yes | 80 | 32.7 |
No | 165 | 67.3 | |
Hookah smoking stages of change | Precontemplation | 169 | 69 |
Contemplation | 30 | 12.2 | |
Preparation | 27 | 11 | |
Action | 19 | 7.8 | |
In my opinion, hookah is not addictive. | (Strongly)Agree | 148 | 60.4 |
Naïve | 13 | 5.4 | |
(Strongly)Disagree | 84 | 34.2 | |
I can quit hookah whenever I want. | (Strongly)Agree | 189 | 77.1 |
Naïve | 12 | 4.9 | |
(Strongly)Disagree | 44 | 18 | |
The harms of using hookah are less than smoking. | (Strongly)Agree | 80 | 32.7 |
Naïve | 24 | 9.8 | |
(Strongly)Disagree | 141 | 57.5 | |
Age (years) | Mean ± SD | 28.89 ± 9.2 | |
Age oneset(years) | Mean ± SD | 20.71 ± 6.76 | |
Past month’s hookah use (times) | Mean ± SD Median(IQR) | 19.97 ± 19.07 12(16) | |
