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. 2022 Mar 9;21:9. doi: 10.1186/s12991-022-00386-2

Table 2.

Comparison of the study sample gender and age distribution with the general population

General population % Observed in study sample Expected Difference % from expected
N N % N
Males 4,459,864 48.06 62,390 52.24 57,397.54 8.70
 15–17 273,727 2.95 3057 2.56 3522.811 – 13.22
 18–30 599,106 6.46 14,609 12.23 7710.372 89.47
 31–45 1,191,268 12.84 15,437 12.93 15,331.38 0.69
 46–60 1,087,118 11.71 16,765 14.04 13,990.99 19.83
 > 60 1,308,645 14.10 12,522 10.48 16,842 – 25.65
Females 4,820,236 51.94 57,043 47.76 62,035.46 – 8.05
 15–17 263,919 2.84 2759 2.31 3396.584 – 18.77
 18–30 587,150 6.33 16,259 13.61 7556.501 115.17
 31–45 1,194,031 12.87 17,179 14.38 15,366.94 11.79
 46–60 1,177,657 12.69 14,031 11.75 15,156.21 – 7.42
 > 60 1,597,479 17.21 6815 5.71 20,559.23 – 66.85