Table 1. General characteristics of G2D/G1D (cases) and G0D (controls) studied in the 5 states of India during 2014–2016.
| Variables | G2D/G1D (n = 700) | G0D (n = 700) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | (%) | n | (%) | ||
| Patient’s Gender | |||||
| Men | 477 | (68) | 494 | (71) | |
| Women | 223 | (32) | 206 | (29) | |
| Age at diagnosis (Mean±SD) in years | 40.0±14.3 | 37.7±13.4 | |||
| 18–30 years | 222 | (32) | 270 | (39) | |
| 31–60 years | 410 | (58) | 398 | (57) | |
| More than 60 years | 68 | (10) | 32 | (4) | |
| Education | |||||
| Illiterate | 326 | (47) | 299 | (43) | |
| Literate | 374 | (53) | 401 | (57) | |
| Marital status | |||||
| Unmarried | 140 | (20) | 120 | (17) | |
| Married | 560 | (80) | 580 | (83) | |
| Place of residence | |||||
| Rural | 447 | (64) | 461 | (66) | |
| Urban | 253 | (36) | 239 | (34) | |
| Occupation | |||||
| Salaried (Government/Private) | 139 | (20) | 162 | (23) | |
| Daily wage labourer/ Agriculture | 379 | (54) | 388 | (55) | |
| Unemployed/housewife/student | 182 | (26) | 150 | (21) | |
| No. of household members | |||||
| ≤ 5 members | 470 | (67) | 453 | (65) | |
| > 5 members | 230 | (33) | 247 | (35) | |