Table 1. Characteristics of patients included in the study.
| Variable | N = 622 | % |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 414 | 66.6 |
| Female | 208 | 33.4 |
| Age | ||
| Years 08–25 | 124 | 20.0 |
| Years 26–40 | 282 | 45.3 |
| Years 41–77 | 216 | 34.7 |
| Residency | ||
| Rural | 117 | 18.8 |
| Urban | 505 | 81.2 |
| Region | ||
| Greater Accra | 325 | 52.3 |
| Central | 268 | 43.1 |
| Western | 29 | 4.6 |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Akan | 427 | 68.7 |
| Ewe | 71 | 11.4 |
| Ga | 104 | 16.7 |
| Other | 20 | 3.2 |
| Religion | ||
| Christian | 564 | 90.7 |
| Muslim | 37 | 5.9 |
| Pagan | 21 | 3.4 |
| Level of Education | ||
| No education | 436 | 70.1 |
| Primary school | 44 | 7.1 |
| Secondary | 132 | 21.2 |
| Tertiary | 10 | 1.6 |
| Alcohol Intake | ||
| Yes | 324 | 52.1 |
| No | 298 | 47.9 |
| Smoking Status | ||
| Smokers | 44 | 7.1 |
| Non smokers | 578 | 92.9 |
| Crowding(1-4 pers) | 195 | 31.4 |
| (>5 pers) | 427 | 68.6 |
| Occupation | ||
| Farmer | 45 | 7.2 |
| Others | 577 | 92.8 |