Table 1. Demographic, socioeconomic and health characteristics.
| Cases (n = 52) | Controls (n = 100) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Male | 29(56%) | 48(48%) |
| Age | Mean (Years) | 35.0±9.5 | 33.3±10.4 |
| 15–29 | 25.0% | 37.0% | |
| 30–44 | 32.7% | 27.0% | |
| 45–60 | 42.3% | 36.0% | |
| District | Nilphamari | 27(51.9%) | 67(67.0%) |
| Rangpur | 25(48.1%) | 33(33.0%) | |
| Household size | Mean | 4.6±1.4 | 5.2±2.1 |
| Income | Household mean (BDT) | 5115±3621 | 8177±6398 |
| Per capita mean (BDT) | 1180±886 | 1766±2011 | |
| Income variation | Mean (BDT) | 3827±2852 | 5234±5719 |
| Food expenditure | Household mean (BDT) | 4545±2323 | 6540±3435 |
| Per capita mean (BDT) | 1046±530 | 1340±841 | |
| Land owned | Landowner | 8(15.4%) | 34(34.0%) |
| Mean size (m2) | 387±1214 | 3161±6820 | |
| BMI 1 | Mean (kg/m2) | 20.3±3.1 | 21.6±3.0 |
| Underweight | 25.0% | 14.0% | |
| Normal weight | 67.3% | 72.0% | |
| Overweight | 7.7% | 14.0% | |
| Leprosy | Paucibacillary | 34(65.4%) | - |
| Multibacillary | 18(34.6%) | - | |
| Disability grade | 0 | 37(71.2%) | - |
| 1 | 9(17.3%) | - | |
| 2 | 6(11.5%) | - |
1 Body Mass Index, categories: underweight <18.5, normal: 18.5–25, overweight: >25; BDT: Bangladesh Thaka, 100 BDT = ± $1.28