Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the females
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| Variables | Cases (n = 83) | Controls (n = 83) | p-value |
| Age (yr) | |||
| 18-21 | 10 (12.05) | 16 (19.30) | |
| 22-29 | 47 (56.63) | 50 (60.23) | |
| 30 | 26 (31.32) | 17 (20.47) | Chi-square = 3.36 df = 2 p = 0.18 |
| BMI (kg/m ) | |||
| 18.5 (underweight) | 4 (4.81) | 7 (8.43) | |
| 18.5-24.9 (normal) | 36 (43.38) | 32 (38.55) | |
| 25-29.9 (overweight) | 35 (42.17) | 15 (18.07) | |
| 30 (obese) | 8 (9.64) | 4 (4.81) | Chi-square = 6.15 df = 3 p = 0.10 |
| Marital history | |||
| Married | 53 (17.66) | 54 (65.06) | |
| Unmarried | 30 (36.14) | 29 (34.94) | Chi-square = 0.26 df = 1 p = 0.87 |
| Parity | |||
| Nullipara | 38 (45.79) | 49 (59.04) | |
| Primipara | 19 (22.89) | 23 (27.71) | |
| Multipara | 26 (31.32) | 11 (13.25) | Chi-square = 7.85 df = 2 p = 0.02* |
| Data presented as n (%). BMI: Body mass index, Df: Degrees of freedom, *P 0.05 so is significant | |||