Preoperative anxiety among patients and its correlation with their personality type and pain: A cross-sectional study

Table 2 Sociodemographic characteristics of participants

Characteristic		Frequency	Distribution (%)
Gender	Female	247	63.0
	Male	145	37.0
Nationality	Lebanese	289	73.7
	Palestinian	37	9.4
	Syrian	62	15.8
	Other	4	1.0
Place of residency	Akkar	2	0.5
	Baalbek	4	1.0
	Beirut	96	24.5
	Beqaa	68	17.3
	Keserwan	3	0.8
	Mount Lebanon	57	14.5
	Nabatiyeh	12	3.1
	North Lebanon	3	0.8
	South Lebanon	147	37.5
Marital status	Single	77	19.6
	Married	277	70.7
	Widowed	31	7.9
	Divorced	6	1.5
	Separated	1	0.3
Smoking	No	205	52.3
	Yes	187	47.7
Education	None	154	39.3
	High school	110	28.1
	University	128	32.7
Working	No	249	63.5
	Yes	143	36.5
Health care work	No	375	95.7
	Yes	17	4.3