Table 1.
Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics in case and control groups
| Social-demographic characteristic | Case n=185 | Control n=370 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (Y) | 35.21 (7.09)§ | 35.28 (7.03)§ | 0.909** |
| Education | <0.001‡ | ||
| Illiterate/Primary | 57 (30.8) | 129 (34.9) | |
| Guidance/High school | 37 (20.0) | 82 (22.2) | |
| Diploma | 39 (21.1) | 107 (28.9) | |
| Academic | 52 (28.1) | 52 (14.1) | |
| Occupation | <0.001* | ||
| Housewife | 153 (82.7) | 360 (97.3) | |
| Employed | 32 (17.3) | 10 (2.7) | |
| Job type | 1.000† | ||
| Doctor/University professor | 7 (21.9) | 2 (20.0) | |
| Employee | 21 (65.6) | 7 (70.0) | |
| Free | 4 (12.5) | 1 (10.0) | |
| Adequacy of monthly income | 0.698‡ | ||
| Weak | 42 (22.7) | 79 (21.4) | |
| Average | 102 (55.1) | 197 (53.2) | |
| Good/Very good | 41 (22.2) | 94 (25.4) | |
| Having a history of a disease | 24 (13.0) | 50 (13.5) | 0.860* |
| Having a history of autoimmune disease | 1 (0.5) | 4 (1.1) | 0.669† |
| Having a history of allergies | 38 (20.5) | 47 (12.7) | 0.016* |
| The history of first-degree relatives | <0.001† | ||
| Yes | 20 (10.8) | 0 | |
| No | 165 (89.2) | 370 (100.0) | |
Data are presented n (%). *; Chi-squared test, ‡; Chi-squared test for trend, †; Fisher’s exact test, §; Mean ±SD, and **; Independent samples t test. Only one woman in the control group had a history of smoking, and no one in either group had a history of alcohol use.