Table 2.

Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics for cases and controls stratified on the aetiology of cirrhosis (N = 522).

	ALICIR		NutriNet			ALICIR		NutriNet
	Alcoholic Cirrhosis					Viral Cirrhosis
	N	%	N	%	p *	N	%	N	%	p *
	77		154			97		194
Gender
Men	58	75.3	116	75.3	1.00	68	70.1	136	70.1	1.00
Women	19	24.6	38	24.7		29	29.9	58	29.9
Age
≤45 years	1	1.3	2	1.3		11	11.3	22	11.3
45–55 years	18	23.4	36	23.4		23	23.7	46	23.7
55–65 years	31	40.3	42	40.3	1.00	38	39.2	76	39.2	1.00
65–75 years	24	31.2	48	31.2		17	1.5	34	17.5
>75 years	3	3.9	6	3.9		8	8.2	16	8.2
BMI
<25	25	32.4	50	32.5		41	42.3	82	42.3
[25–30)	27	35.1	54	35.1	1.00	40	41.2	80	41.2	1.00
≥30	25	32.5	50	32.5		16	16.5	32	16.5
Education level
No diploma or primary school	55	71.4	110	71.4		64	66.0	128	66.0
Secondary	7	9.1	14	9.1	1.00	14	14.4	28	14.4	1.00
High education level	15	19.5	30	19.5		19	19.6	38	19.6
Marital status
Single	28	36.4	40	26.0	0.10	29	29.9	51	26.3	0.52
Cohabiting	49	63.6	114	74.0		68	70.1	143	73.7
Professional status
Employed	20	26.0	52	33.8		48	49.5	89	45.9
Unemployed	47	61.0	99	64.3	0.002	41	42.3	103	53.1	0.003
Sick leave	10	13.0	3	1.9		8	8.2	2	1.0
Smoking status
Former or non smoker	47	61.0	140	90.9	<0.0001	76	78.3	173	89.2	0.01
Current smoker	30	39.0	14	9.19		21	21.6	21	10.8
Physical activity level
High	9	11.7	56	36.4		16	16.5	91	46.9
Moderate	41	53.2	60	39.0	<0.0001	47	48.4	61	31.4	<0.0001
Low	20	26.0	38	24.7		27	27.8	42	21.6
Missing	7	9.1	0			7	7.2	0

Abbreviations: BMI: Body Mass Index. * Paired Chi-square tests were performed.