Table 1 Socio demographic characteristics of patients in study and control groups (n = 60)
Socio-demographic | Control (n = 30) | Study (n = 30) | Test of Sig | p | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No | % | |||
Age | ||||||
< 40 | 2 | 6.7 | 4 | 13.3 | χ2 = 1.348 | MCp = 0.525 |
40- < 50 | 18 | 60.0 | 14 | 46.7 | ||
50–60 | 10 | 33.3 | 12 | 40.0 | ||
Min. – Max | 38.0 – 56.0 | 35.0 – 60.0 | t = 0.732 | 0.468 | ||
Mean ± SD | 44.97 ± 4.79 | 46.17 ± 7.60 | ||||
Median | 44.0 | 44.0 | ||||
Sex | ||||||
Male | 16 | 53.3 | 18 | 60.0 | χ2 = 0.271 | 0.602 |
Female | 14 | 46.7 | 12 | 40.0 | ||
Marital status | ||||||
Single | 2 | 6.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 5.300 | MCp = 0.120 |
Married | 21 | 70.0 | 19 | 63.3 | ||
Divorced | 3 | 10.0 | 9 | 30.0 | ||
Widow | 4 | 13.3 | 2 | 6.7 | ||
Residence | ||||||
Urban | 19 | 63.3 | 21 | 70.0 | 0.300 | 0.584 |
Rural | 11 | 36.7 | 9 | 30.0 | ||
Level of education | ||||||
Illiterate | 4 | 13.3 | 8 | 26.7 | 2.218 | 0.528 |
Read and write | 8 | 26.7 | 7 | 23.3 | ||
Secondary | 13 | 43.3 | 9 | 30.0 | ||
High education | 5 | 16.7 | 6 | 20.0 | ||
Occupation | ||||||
Manual work | 17 | 56.7 | 15 | 50.0 | 1.002 | 0.606 |
Cleric work | 9 | 30.0 | 8 | 26.7 | ||
Hard work | 4 | 13.3 | 7 | 23.3 | ||