[Table/Fig-3]:
Demographic variables in different groups of study population.
| Demographic parameters | Mean ± Std. deviation | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group I | Group II | Group III | ||
| Age (years) | 41.08 ± 7.19 | 43.4 ± 7.97 | 37 ± 4.42 | 0.004** |
| Height (m) | 1.61 ± 6.35 | 1.66 ± 7.2 | 1.64 ± 8.12 | 0.042** |
| Weight (kg) | 59.6 ± 8.68 | 66.56 ± 9.69 | 66.16 ± 12.49 | 0.035** |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 22.27 ± 2.44 | 23.76 ± 2.18 | 24.3 ± 3.3 | 0.027** |
| Income (Rs) | 10220± 3382.18 | 11260 ± 5206.4 | 11180± 4339.45 | 0.65 (NS) |
| Gender distribution | ||||
| Group | Female n (%) | Male n (%) | χ2-value | p-value |
| I | 11 (44%) | 14 (56%) | 0.325 | 0.85 (NS) |
| II | 12 (48%) | 13 (52%) | ||
| III | 10 (40%) | 15 (60%) | ||