Table 1. Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population stratified by gender.
| Control Population (N = 230) | Exposed Population (N = 186) | ||||
| Malesn (%) | Femalesn (%) | Malesn (%) | Femalesn (%) | ||
| Subjects | 87 (37.8) | 143 (62.2) | 102 (54.8) | 84 (45.2) | |
| Age (years) | Mean±SD | 40.05±17.6 | 37.33±13.6 | 41.33±16.0 | 37.74±11.8 |
| Smoking habit | Smokersa | 17 (19.8) | 0 | 37 (36.3) | 1 (1.2) |
| Education status | Illiterate | 7 (8) | 22 (15.4) | 23 (22.5) | 38 (45.2) |
| Primary | 11 (12.6) | 30 (21) | 21 (20.6) | 17 (20.2) | |
| High school | 32 (36.8) | 45 (31.5) | 29 (28.4) | 16 (19) | |
| Graduation & above | 37 (42.5) | 46 (32.2) | 29 (28.4) | 13 (15.4) | |
| Diet (Veg/Non-veg) | Vegetarian | 58 (66.7) | 124 (86.7) | 68 (66.7) | 58 (69) |
SD- Standard Deviation.
a
Information regarding smoking status is missing for one male.