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. 2019;20(11):3505–3514. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2019.20.11.3505

Table 5.

Case-Control Studies on the Association of NPC with Socioeconomic Factors

Factors Study Exposure P-value
Occupational exposure Hashim et al, 2012 No
Yes
<0.001
Guo et al., (2009) <10 years
≥10 years
0.99
0.001
Dust exposure Lourembam et al., (2015) Ever 0.21
Type of household Liu et al., (2017) Building/concrete
Cottage/clay brick.
<0.001
He et al., (2015) Block
Bungalow
<0.001
Xie et al., (2015) Public rental housing estates
Homeownership scheme courts
Private mansion houses
Private tenement houses
<0.001
Lakhanpal et al., (2014) Brick/concrete
Mud
Semi-brick/concrete
-
0.02
0.99
Poor ventilated house. Lourembam et al., (2015) Poor ventilated house 0.0032
Smoke Exposure Lourembam et al., (2015) Smoke Exposure 0.0007
Cooking experience at home Xie et al., (2015) Cooking fumes 0.005