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. 2008 Oct 27;8:147. doi: 10.1186/1471-2334-8-147

Table 1.

Distribution of subjects on the basis of Area of Residence, Gender, Age and Occupation

Characteristic Bach A (n = 245) Bach B (n = 290) p-value
Location
 Mansehra 185 (75.5%) 250 (86.2%) < 0.001
 Abbotabad 03 (1.2%) 15 (5.1%)
 Balakot 14 (5.7%) 05 (1.7%)
 Batgram 07 (2.8%) 02 (0.6%)
 Other areas 36 (14.6%) 18 (6.2%)
Gender
 Male 155 (63.2%) 136 (46.8%) < 0.001
 Female 90 (36.7%) 154 (53.1%)
Age
 1–10 Years 18 (7.3%) 35 (12.0%) 0.166
 11–25 Years 88 (35.9%) 105 (36.2%)
 26–50 Years 107 (43.6%) 124 (42.7%)
 Above 50 Years 32 (13.0%) 26 (8.9%)
Occupation
 Army Personals 10 (4.0%) 5.0 (1.7%) < 0.001
 Drivers 17 (6.9%) 5.0 (1.7%)
 Farmers 38 (15.5) 20 (6.8%)
 House Wives 55 (22.4%) 98 (33.7%)
 Hospital Staff 30(12.2%) 50 (17.2%)
 Students and Teacher 59 (24.0%) 60 (20.6%)
 Others 36 (14.6%) 52 (17.9%)

Frequencies for all values are given in parentheses. The p-values were calculated using Pearson chi square test.