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Table 1 Basic characteristics of cases and controls

From: Review of cigarette smoking and tuberculosis in China: intervention is needed for smoking cessation among tuberculosis patients

Variables

Case(n = 613) n(%)

Control(n = 1226) n(%)

P Value

Gender

   

   Men

458(74.7)

916(74.7)

1.000

   Women

155(25.3)

310(25.3)

 

Age (years)

   

   Mean ± SD

56.0 ± 16.5

56.0 ± 16.4

0.963

   < 56

270(44.0)

545(44.5)

0.868

   ≥ 56

343(56.0)

681(55.5)

 

Education(years)

   

   < 6

309(50.4)

675(55.1)

0.060

   ≥ 6

304(49.6)

551(44.9)

 

Marital status

   

   Single

32(5.2)

54(4.4)

0.175

   Married

537(87.6)

1054(86.0)

 

   Divorced/widowed

44(7.2)

118(9.6)

 

Alcohol drinking

   

   Never

450(73.4)

839(68.4)

0.028

   Ever

163(26.6)

387(31.6)

 

Sputum smear test*

   

   Negative

274(45.1)

  

   Positive

334(54.9)

  
  1. †: Chi-square test; ‡: Student t-test; *Five patients without sputum smear test results