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. 2016 Jun 24;6:28586. doi: 10.1038/srep28586

Table 2. General characteristics of the cases and controls.

Variables Case (n = 1601) n(%) Control (n = 1526) n(%) t/χ2 P
Age(years)
Mean ± SD 52.1 ± 17.7 52.4 ± 17.0 0.564 0.573
Sex     0.321 0.571
 Male 1181(73.8) 1112(72.9)    
 Female 420(26.2) 414(27.1)    
Smoking     84.730 <0.001
 Never 762(47.6) 976(64.0)    
 Ever 839(52.4) 550(36.0)    
Drink     9.065 0.003
 Never 1246(77.8) 1117(73.2)    
 Ever 355(22.2) 409(26.8)    
Sputum smear test    
 Positive 1080(67.5)    
 Negative 521(32.5)