Table 1 Socio-demographic and lifestyle characteristics of the participants
Men (1524 or 50%) | Women (1518 or 50%) | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic variables | |||
Age (years) | 46 ± 13 | 45 ± 13 | 0.140 |
Education status (n, %) | 0.037 | ||
Group I | 335 (22%) | 380 (25%) | |
Group II | 594 (39%) | 622 (41%) | |
Group III | 595 (39%) | 516 (34%) | |
Financial status (n, %) | < 0.001 | ||
Low | 130 (13%) | 259 (29%) | |
Medium | 337 (33%) | 305 (34%) | |
High | 400 (39%) | 267 (30%) | |
Very high | 149 (15%) | 73 (7%) | |
Lifestyle variables | |||
Smoking habits (n, %) | < 0.001 | ||
Never smoker | 517 (34%) | 822 (54%) | |
Current smoker | 781 (51%) | 596 (39%) | |
Former smoker | 230 (15%) | 100 (7%) | |
Physical activity status (n, %) | 0.005 | ||
Sedentary | 874 (57%) | 903 (59%) | |
Low | 200 (13%) | 142 (9%) | |
Medium | 221 (15%) | 245 (16%) | |
High | 212 (15%) | 228 (15%) | |