Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of patients (n = 497).
| General information | Arm 1 (n = 159) | Arm 2 (n = 173) | Control group (n = 165) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 107(67.3) | 107(61.8) | 97(58.8) | 311 |
| Female | 52 (32.7) | 66(38.2) | 68(41.2) | 186 |
| Age | 64.3± 8.3 | 65.2 ± 8.5 | 65.4 ± 6.9 | 64.98 ± 0.3 |
| Education | ||||
| Primary school or illiterate | 31(19.5) | 31(18.0) | 36(22.0) | 98(19.8) |
| Secondary school | 53(33.3) | 68(39.5) | 62(37.8) | 183(37.0) |
| High school | 61(38.4) | 61(35.5) | 61(35.5) | 176(35.6) |
| University | 14(8.8) | 12(7.0) | 54(32.9) | 38(7.7) |
| Master's or above | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
| Career | ||||
| Office clerk | 23(14.5) | 23(13.3) | 18(10.9) | 64(12.9) |
| Manual worker | 22(13.8) | 27(15.6) | 31(18.8) | 80(16.1) |
| Student | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) | 0(0) |
| Retired | 84(52.8) | 99(57.2) | 87(52.7) | 270(54.3) |
| Unemployed | 11(6.9) | 13(7.5) | 12(7.3) | 36(7.2) |
| Other | 19(11.9) | 11(6.4) | 17(10.3) | 47(9.5) |
| Residence | ||||
| Town | 132(83.0) | 150(86.7) | 137(83.0) | 419(84.3) |
| Village | 27(17.0) | 23(13.3) | 28(17.0) | 78(15.7) |
| Smoking | ||||
| None | 114(71.7) | 123(71.1) | 132(80.0) | 369(74.2) |
| Former smoker | 31(19.5) | 27(15.6) | 20(12.1) | 78(15.7) |
| Current smoker | 14(8.8) | 23(13.3) | 13(7.9) | 50(10.1) |
| Alcohol | ||||
| None | 130(81.8) | 151(87.3) | 139(84.2) | 420(84.5) |
| Former user | 19(11.9) | 13(7.5) | 17(10.3) | 49(9.9) |
| Current user | 10(6.3) | 9(5.2) | 9(5.5) | 28(5.6) |