Table 1.

Baseline characteristics of cases and controls.

Variables	Cases (n = 130)	Controls (n = 70)	Total (n = 200)
Age	38.07 ± 6.58	34.24 ± 7.64	36.73 ± 7.18
Gender
Male	121 (93.1%)	53 (75.7%)	174 (87%)
Female	9 (6.9%)	17 (24.3%)	26 (13%)
Diet
Vegetarian	12 (9.2%)	11 (15.8%)	23 (11.5%)
Non-Vegetarian	118 (90.7%)	59 (84.2%)	177 (88.5%)
PMT consumption years
≤ 10 years of usage	66 (50.8%)	0	66 (50.8%)
> 10 years of usage	64 (49.2%)	0	64 (49.2%)
PMT use per day
≤ 10 packets per day	92 (70.8%)	0	92 (70.8%)
> 10 packets per day	38 (29.2%)	0	38 (29.2%)
Awareness of PMT use
Full awareness	51 (39.2%)	49 (70%)	100 (50.0%)
Limited awareness	67 (51.5%)	17 (24.3%)	84 (42.0%)
Unaware	12 (9.2%)	04 (5.7%)	16 (8.0%)

PMT, paan masala tobacco.