Table 1.
Comparison of Sociodemographic profiles between patients on lithium and healthy controls
| Variable | Groups | χ2 | df | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lithium (n=43), n (%) | Controls (n=43), n (%) | ||||
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 28 (65.11) | 29 (67.44) | 1.654 | 1 | 0.198 |
| Female | 15 (34.88) | 14 (32.56) | |||
| Marital status | |||||
| Single | 4 (9.30) | 9 (20.93) | 2.252 | 1 | 0.133 |
| Married | 39 (90.70) | 34 (79.07) | |||
| Occupation | |||||
| Unemployed | 39 (90.70) | 30 (69.77) | 1.911 | 1 | 0.167 |
| Employed | 4 (9.30) | 13 (30.23) | |||
| Socioeconomic status | |||||
| Lower | 32 (74.42) | 11 (25.58) | 2.536 | 4 | 0.638 |
| Middle | 8 (18.60) | 29 (67.44) | |||
| Higher | 3 (6.98) | 3 (6.98) | |||
| Residence | |||||
| Urban | 36 (83.72) | 30 (69.77) | 0.632 | 1 | 0.427 |
| Rural | 7 (16.28) | 13 (30.23) | |||
| Thyroid palpation | |||||
| Palpable | 6 (13.95) | 0 | ………. | ………… | …………. |