Table 1. Description of the study population. (n = 250).
| Characteristics | Categories | Current Smokers (n, %) |
Non–smokers (n, %) |
Total (n, %) |
P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 15–30 years | 11 (8.8%) | 30 (24.0%) | 41 (16.4%) | <0.001* |
| 30–45 years | 28 (22.4%) | 43 (34.4%) | 71 (28.4%) | ||
| 45–60 years | 56 (44.8%) | 25 (20.0%) | 81 (32.4%) | ||
| ≥ 60 years | 30 (24.0%) | 27 (21.6%) | 57 (22.8%) | ||
| Mean Age ± sd | 49.6 ± 13.8 | 43.46 ± 18.32 | 46.6 ± 16.5 | 0.003# | |
| Gender | Male | 77 (61.6%) | 33 (26.4%) | 110 (44.0%) | <0.001* |
| Female | 48 (38.4%) | 92 (73.6%) | 140 (56.0%) | ||
| Marital Status | Currently married | 116 (92.8%) | 106 (84.8%) | 222 (88.8%) | < 0.045* |
| Currently unmarried | 9 (7.2%) | 19 (15.2%) | 28 (11.2%) | ||
| Earning Status | Currently earning | 56 (44.8%) | 40 (32.0%) | 96 (38.4%) | <0.037* |
| Currently non-earning | 69 (55.2%) | 85 (68.0%) | 154 (61.6%) | ||
| Education | No formal education | 47 (37.6%) | 63 (50.4%) | 110 (44.0%) | 0.115* |
| Up to high school | 29 (23.2%) | 21 (16.8%) | 50 (35.7%) | ||
| More than high school | 49 (39.2%) | 41 (32.8%) | 90 (64.3%) | ||
| Alcohol Use | Yes | 29 (23.0%) | 12 (9.6%) | 41 (16.4%) | 0.006* |
| Tobacco History among current tobacco users (n = 125) | |||||
| Currently Smokeless tobacco user | 11 (8.8%) | ||||
| Median duration of tobacco smoking | 16 (5–30) years | ||||
| Median number of smoked cigarettes | 4 (2–5) sticks per day | ||||
*Chi squared test used
# Independent T test used.