Table 1

Distribution of the polysomnography patients according to their demographic-socio-cultural backgrounds.

VariableNo(%)
Age, median (min-max)49.0 (18-71)
Income, median (min-max)1300 (400-9000 TL)
Gender
 Male119(52.0)
 Female110(48.0)
Educational status
 Illiterate-Literate20(8.7)
 Primary School69(30.1)
 High School87(38.0)
 University53(23.2)
Marital status
 Single18(7.9)
 Married211(92.1)
Resident in
 City146(63.8)
 District61(26.6)
 Village22(9.6)
Employment
 Yes145(63.3)
 No84(36.7)
Profession
 Worker70(30.6)
 Government employee56(24.5)
 House wife52(22.7)
 Self-employed42(18.3)
 Other (student, farmer)9(3.9)
Smoking
 Yes73(31.9)
 No156(68.1)
Alcohol
 Yes17(7.4)
 No212(92.6)
Chronic disease
 Yes101(44.1)
 No128(55.9)