Table 1.
Socio-Demographic and Lifestyle Characteristics of Study Participants, Oman, 2016.
| Variable | Cases | Controls | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| (N = 109) | (N = 170) | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | ||
| Age (years) | |||
| ≤ 40 | 15 (13.8) | 36 (21.2) | 0.07 |
| 41-60 | 44 (40.4) | 78 (45.9) | |
| >61 | 50 (45.9) | 56 (32.9) | |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 65 (59.6) | 76 (53.9) | |
| Female | 44 (40.4) | 94 (55.3) | 0.02 |
| Occupation | |||
| Unemployed | 40 (36.7) | 52 (30.7) | |
| Unskilled Worker | 31 (25.7) | 66 (38.8) | |
| Self employed | 28 (25.7) | 66 (38.8) | 0.005 |
| Skilled worker | 10 (9.2) | 25 (14.7) | |
| Education | |||
| No/some schooling | 52 (47.7) | 54 (31.8) | |
| High School | 28 (25.7) | 55 (32.4) | 0.03 |
| University/Technical | 29 (26.6) | 54 (35.9) | |
| Marital Status | |||
| Single | 6 (5.5) | 13 (7.6) | |
| Married | 84 (77.1) | 127 (74.7) | |
| Divorced/Widow | 19 (17.4) | 30 (17.6) | 0.78 |
| Family History | |||
| No | 97 (89) | 161 (94.7) | 0.08 |
| Yes | 12 (11.0) | 9 (5.3) | |
| Smoking | |||
| Never | 81 (74.3) | 131 (77.1) | |
| Former/Current | 28 (25.7) | 39 (22.9) | 0.35 |
| Alcohol Intake | |||
| Never | 98 (89.9) | 149 (87.6) | |
| Former/Current | 11 (10.1) | 21 (12.4) | 0.35 |
| Physical Activity | |||
| Sedentary | 58 (53.2) | 96 (56.5) | |
| Active | 51 (46.8) | 74 (43.5) | 0.34 |
| Body Mass Index | |||
| Normal weight | 39 (38.2) | 39 (23.2) | |
| Overweight | 33 (32.4) | 84 (43.3) | |
| Obese | 30 (29.4) | 45 (26.8) | < .001 |