Table 2.
Basic characteristics of participants
| Variable | Category | Podoconiosis participants (n = 84) | Leprosy participants (n = 86) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cases (%) | Controls (%) | P value | Cases (%) | Controls (%) | P value | ||
| Gender | Male | 22 (51.2) | 22 (53.7) | NS | 22 (51.2) | 22 (51.2) | NS |
| Female | 21 (48.8) | 19 (46.3) | 21 (48.8) | 21 (48.8) | |||
| Age (years) | Mean (SD) | 59 (16.8) | 58 (17.3) | NA | 61 (16) | 61 (15.6) | NA |
| Range (Min.–Max.) | 57 (30–87) | 59 (26–85) | 60 (27–87) | 65 (25–90) | |||
| Literacy level | Higher | 3 (7.0) | 4 (10.0) | NS | 1 (2.3) | 1 (2.4) | NS |
| Secondary | 4 (9.3) | 3 (7.5) | 3 (7.0) | 6 (14.6) | |||
| Primary | 23 (53.5) | 29 (72.5) | 25 (58.1) | 23 (56.1) | |||
| None | 13 (30.2) | 4 (10.0) | 14 (32.6) | 11 (26.8) | |||
| Marital status | Single | 3 (7.0) | 3 (7.3) | NS | 10 (23.3) | 7 (16.7) | NS |
| Married/in union | 23 (53.5) | 30 (73.2) | 15 (34.9) | 26 (61.9) | |||
| Divorced/separated | 3 (7.0) | 1 (2.4) | 6 (14.0) | 0 (0.0) | |||
| Widowed | 14 (32.6) | 7 (17.1) | 12 (27.9) | 9 (21.4) | |||
| Religion | Christian | 43 (100) | 41 (100) | NA | 43 (100) | 42 (100) | NA |
Max. = maximium; Min. = minimium; n = total sample size; NA = not applicable; NS = not significant; SD = standard deviation; % = percentage. Level of significance; P value <0.05.