Table 1.
Baseline characteristics and co-morbidity status of study participants.
| Characteristic | Category | Frequency (%) (N = 679) |
|---|---|---|
| Age | <45 years | 596 (87.78) |
| ≥45 years | 83 (12.22) | |
| Gender | Male | 334 (49.19) |
| Female | 345 (50.81) | |
| Body mass index (BMI) | Overweight/obese (≥25 kg/m2) | 235 (34.61) |
| Non-obese (<25 kg/m2) | 444 (65.39) | |
| Designation | Doctors (including interns) | 270 (39.76) |
| Nursing staff | 181 (26.66) | |
| Other staff | 228 (33.58) | |
| Smoking | Never smoked | 615 (90.57) |
| Current smoker | 39 (5.74) | |
| Former smoker | 25 (3.68) | |
| Alcohol | Lifetime abstainer | 545 (80.27) |
| Current drinker | 113 (16.64) | |
| Former drinker | 21 (3.09) | |
| Co-morbidity | Hypertension | 39 (5.74) |
| Diabetes | 25 (3.68) | |
| Asthma | 21 (3.09) | |
| Heart Failure | 1 (0.15) | |
| Othersa | 53 (7.81) | |
| Presence of co-morbidities | Any 1 co-morbidity | 90 (13.25) |
| Any 2 co-morbidities | 13 (1.91) | |
| Any ≥3 co-morbidities | 7 (1.03) |
a
Others include Hypothyroidism: 16; thyroid: 8; cardiac diseases (CAD, bicuspid aortic valve, RHD): 5; migraine & tuberculosis: 3 each; ankylosing spondylitis, PCOS, hyperlipidaemia, migraine, sinusitis: 2 each; anemia, anxiety, arthritis, carcinoma colon, cholesterol, dermatitis, epilepsy, fatty liver, GERD, lichen plannus, pericarditis, pleural effusion, POLG (progressive external ophthalmoplegia-mutation in POLG gene), reactive arthritis, recurrent allergies, rheumatoid arthritis, right bundle branch block, sickle cell trait: 1 each.