Table 4.

Comparisons of ROM Levels between Contraceptive Pill Users and Non-Users, Smokers and Non-Smokers, Alcohol Drinkers and Non-Drinkers, and Hepatitis Virus-Positive and Hepatitis Virus-Negative of Murun Subjects.

	n	Age (y)	ROM (Carr U)
Females
Pill users (24–44 yrs)	29	34.4 ± 6.3	502.7 ± 122.8	*
Non-users (26–66 yrs)	63	47.8 ± 9.3	454.7 ± 76.9	*
(Japanese Non-users)(26–66 yrs)	33	48.0 ± 9.8	356.2 ± 52.5	***
Males
Smoker (31–64 yrs)	39	47.2 ± 9.0	381.8 ± 64.7	ns
Non-smoker (30–65 yrs)	33	44.9 ± 11.4	374.2 ± 67.5	ns
Females
Smoker (59–66 yrs)	2	62.5 ± 4.9	475.0 ± 224.9	ns
Non-smoker (26–64 yrs)	61	47.3 ± 9.0	454.0 ± 72.5	ns
Males
Drinkers (30–65 yrs)	61	46.2 ± 10.2	383.6 ± 67.0	ns
Non-drinkers (30–64 yrs)	11	46.2 ± 10.8	349.2 ± 50.5	ns
Females
Drinkers (26–66 yrs)	53	47.5 ± 9.5	454.5 ± 79.2	ns
Non-drinkers (38–64 yrs)	10	49.5 ± 8.3	455.8 ± 66.8	ns
Males and Females
HBsAg-Positive	22	46.3 ± 9.0	392.4 ± 68.0	ns
HBsAg-Negative	113	47.0 ± 10.0	418.2 ± 82.3	ns
Anti-HCV-Positive	41	49.1 ± 9.3	407.3 ± 75.9	ns
Anti-HCV-Negative	94	46.0 ± 9.9	416.9 ± 82.7	ns

ns : not significant, * p < 0.05, *** p < 0.001