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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the participants according to culture (N = 228)

From: Subjective and objective nutritional assessment: nurses’ role and the effect of cultural differences

Variables

Arabs

Jews

t

M ± SD

M ± SD

Age

58.29 ± 18.95

61.25 ± 17.48

1.22; N.S*

 

N (%)

N (%)

χ2

Sex

Male

Female

64 (52.9)

57 (47.1)

53 (49.5)

54 (50.5)

0.26; N.S.

Marital status

Married

Single/divorced/widower

78 (64.4)

43 (35.6)

80 (74.7)

27 (25.3)

5.78; N.S.

Place of birth

Israel

Former USSR**

France

Other countries

120 (99.2)

1 (0.8)

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24 (22.4)

14 (13.1)

34 (31.8)

35 (32.7)

143.79; p < 0.001

Education:

Primary/elementary school

High school

Academic

84 (75.7)

13 (11.7)

14 (12.6)

45 (43.0)

27 (25.2)

34 (31.8)

47.24; p < 0.001

The Chronic Disease that was the

Cause of the visit to the clinic:

Diabetes

Cardiovascular disease

Cancer

Neurological disease

Digestive system

Others

49 (40.5)

41 (33.9)

4 (3.3)

8 (6.6)

15 (12.4)

4 (3.3)

33 (31.0)

36 (33.6)

5 (4.6)

5 (4.6)

15 (14.0)

13 (12.1)

10.68; N.S.

  1. * N.S. Non-Significant; USSR Union of Soviet Socialist Republic