Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of study population
| Group I (n 1625) |
Group II (n 398) |
Total (n 2023) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No | % | No | % | No | % | |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | 902 | 56 | 222 | 56 | 1124 | 56 |
| Female | 723 | 44 | 176 | 44 | 899 | 44 |
| Age | ||||||
| <45 years | 1091 | 67 | 267 | 67 | 1358 | 67 |
| ≥45 years | 534 | 33 | 131 | 33 | 665 | 33 |
| Marital status | ||||||
| Unmarried | 428 | 26 | 98 | 25 | 526 | 26 |
| Married | 1024 | 63 | 256 | 64 | 1280 | 63 |
| Widow/Separated | 173 | 11 | 44 | 11 | 217 | 11 |
| Type of family | ||||||
| Joint | 620 | 38 | 105 | 26 | 725 | 36 |
| Nuclear | 1005 | 62 | 293 | 74 | 1298 | 64 |
| Family size | ||||||
| ≤3 | 459 | 28 | 105 | 26 | 564 | 28 |
| >3 | 1166 | 72 | 293 | 74 | 1459 | 72 |
| Education | ||||||
| Illiterate | 584 | 36 | 166 | 42 | 750 | 37 |
| Literate | 1041 | 64 | 232 | 58 | 1273 | 63 |
Group I: Patients from adjacent districts, Group II: Patients from other districts