Table 1.
Demographics.
| Men (N = 50) | Women (N = 50) | p | |
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| Mean age | 49 ± 13 | 47 ± 13 | N.S |
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| Ethnicity | |||
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| White | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | N.S |
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| Mestizo | 47 (94%) | 49 (98%) | N.S |
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| Afro-Ecuadorian | 2 (4%) | - | N.S |
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| Marital status | |||
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| Single | 6 (12%) | 1 (2%) | N.S |
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| Married | 38 (76%) | 35 (70%) | N.S |
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| Divorced | 5 (10%) | 10 (20%) | N.S |
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| Widow | 1 (2%) | 4 (8%) | N.S |
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| Area | |||
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| Urban | 45 (90%) | 43 (86%) | N.S |
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| Rural | 5 (10%) | 7 (14%) | N.S |
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| Occupation | |||
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| Work | 36 (72%) | 15 (30%) | ≤0.001 |
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| No work | 14 (28%) | 2 (4%) | ≤0.001 |
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| Household chores | - | 33 (66%) | ≤0.001 |
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| Habits | |||
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| Smoking | 17 (34%) | 4 (8%) | ≤0.001 |
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| Alcohol | 19 (38%) | - | ≤0.001 |
N.S: nonsignificant.