Table 1.
Comparison of sex, educational stages, ethnicity, occupation, and mean age between AD patients and controls
| Baseline characteristics | AD patients, n | Controls, n | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | Female | 75 (57.3) | 102 (65) | 0.180 |
| Educational stages | Illiterate | 57 (43.5) | 64 (40.8) | 0.464 |
| Primary school | 35 (26.7) | 53 (33.8) | ||
| High school | 15 (11.5) | 21 (13.4) | ||
| High school diploma | 16 (12.2) | 14 (8.9) | ||
| College or university | 8 (6.1) | 5 (3.2) | ||
| Ethnicity | Fars | 83 (63.4) | 95 (60.5) | 0.806 |
| Turk | 32 (24.4) | 42 (26.8) | ||
| Kurd | 5 (3.8) | 3 (1.9) | ||
| Lor | 2 (1.5) | 3 (1.9) | ||
| Gilak and Mazani | 9 (6.9) | 14 (8.9) | ||
| Occupation | Housewife | 74 (58.3) | 87 (57.2) | 0.825 |
| Self-employed | 26 (20.5) | 27 (17.8) | ||
| Worker | 13 (10.2) | 14 (9.2) | ||
| Farmer | 4 (3.1) | 7 (4.6) | ||
| Employee | 10 (7.9) | 17 (11.2) | ||
| Mean age ± SD, years | 77.6 ± 7.2 | 77.9 ± 7.5 | 0.669 | |
Values in parentheses represent percentages.