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. 2023 Mar 6;11:e14860. doi: 10.7717/peerj.14860

Table 1. General and demographic and characteristics of study participants (n = 301).

Variables Factors n (%)
Gender Male 136 45.2
Female 165 54.8
Age 18–30 years 167 55.5
31–40 years 50 16.6
41–50 years 42 14.0
51–60 years 29 9.6
Above 60 years 13 4.3
Education Status Undergraduate 126 41.9
Graduate 93 30.9
Post-graduate 48 15.9
Below Undergraduate 34 11.3
Occupation Student 130 43.2
Business 56 18.6
Healthcare Professional 35 11.6
Engineer 13 4.3
Teacher 17 5.6
Labor work 1 0.3
Others 49 16.3
Do you smoke? Yes 59 19.6
No 242 80.4
How many cigarettes per day? 1 216 71.8
2 37 12.3
4 12 4.0
6 15 5.0
More than 6 21 8.6
Are you taking any medicines currently? Yes 87 28.9
No 214 71.1
Are you suffering from any other disease currently? Yes 81 26.9
No 220 73.1