Tab. III.
Distribution of Deleterious habits (Smoking, Tobacco and Alcohol) in different age groups.
| Deleterious habits | Age groups n (%) | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21-30 | 31-40 | 41-50 | 51-60 | ||
| Smoking | 0.003* | ||||
| Smokers | 38 (26.2%) | 34 (15.7%) | 35 (20.2%) | 26 (34.7%) | |
| Non smokers | 107 (73.8%) | 183 (84.3%) | 138 (79.8%) | 49 (65.3%) | |
| Tobacco chewing | < 0.001* | ||||
| Tobacco users | 72 (49.7%) | 121 (55.8%) | 119 (68.8%) | 57 (76%) | |
| Non-tobacco users | 73 (50.3%) | 96 (44.2%) | 54 (31.2%) | 18 (24%) | |
| Alcohol | 0.038* | ||||
| Alcohol users | 56 (38.6%) | 81 (37.3%) | 75 (43.4%) | 18 (24%) | |
| Non-alcohol users | 89 (61.4%) | 136 (62.7%) | 98 (56.6%) | 57 (76%) | |
| All values are expressed as frequency with percentages (in parentheses). The statistical test used: Chi-square test; level of significance: * p ≤ 0.05 is considered statistically significant. | |||||