Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the respondents.
Characteristics | Non-neuropathic (n = 86) | Neuropathic (n = 80) | |
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Age (in years) | Mean age | 49.03±15.1 | 52.79±14.8 |
Sex | Male | 28 (32.6%) | 31 (38.8%) |
Female | 58 (67.4%) | 49 (61.3%) | |
Ethnicity | Brahmin/Chhetri | 45 (52.3%) | 39 (48.8%) |
Janajati | 32 (37.2%) | 31 (38.8%) | |
Others* | 9 (10.5%) | 10 (12.5%) |
*Others include Dalit, Madhesi and Muslim.