From: Evidence of areca nut consumption in the United States mainland: a cross-sectional study
Characteristics | Total N = 275 (100%) | Indian subcontinent Immigrant or descendant n = 58 (21.1%) | Others n = 217 (78.9%) | p value |
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Age (n = 267) | 0.1271 | |||
18–34 years | 88 (32.96) | 13 (22.81) | 75 (35.71) | |
35–54 years | 115 (43.07) | 26 (45.61) | 89 (42.38) | |
≥ 55 years | 64 (23.97) | 18 (31.58) | 46 (21.90) | |
Gender (n = 266) | 0.5022 | |||
Female | 155 (58.27) | 31 (54.39) | 124 (59.33) | |
Male | 111 (41.73) | 26 (45.61) | 85 (40.67) | |
Level of Education (n = 275) | 0.0329 | |||
High school or less | 56 (20.36) | 6 (10.34) | 50 (23.04) | |
Higher than high school | 219 (79.64) | 52 (89.66) | 167 (76.96) | |
Employment Status (n = 263) | 0.0876 | |||
Unemployedb | 76 (28.90) | 21 (38.18) | 55 (26.44) | |
Employedc | 187 (71.10) | 34 (61.82) | 153(73.56) | |
US Born (n = 255) | 0.0100 | |||
Yes | 84 (32.94) | 11 (18.97) | 73 (37.06) | |
No | 171 (67.06) | 47 (81.03) | 124 (62.94) | |
Age at US immigrationd (n = 179) (mean ± SDe) | 0.0057 | |||
16.48 ± 16.03 | 22.72 ± 14.71 | 14.75 ± 16.00 | ||
History of Cancer diagnosis (n = 255) | 0.2781 | |||
Yes | 17 (6.67) | 2 (3.51) | 15 (7.58) | |
No | 238 (93.33) | 55 (96.49) | 183 (92.42) | |
Current Smokingf (n = 273) | 0.9256 | |||
Yes | 14 (5.51) | 3 (5.26) | 11 (5.58) | |
No | 240 (94.49) | 54 (94.74) | 186 (94.42) | |
Familiarity with AN productsg (n = 154) | 0.0073 | |||
Yes (Seen at stores, home, online, etc.) | 140 (90.91) | 49 (100.0) | 91 (86.67) | |
No (I have not seen AN products) | 14 (9.09) | 0 (0.00) | 14 (13.33) | |
Awareness of the harms associated with AN useh (n = 148) | 0.0002 | |||
Yes | 85 (57.43) | 35 (81.40) | 50 (47.62) | |
No | 63 (42.57) | 8 (18.60) | 55 (52.38) | |
Have friends/family members in the US who ever use AN(n = 140) | 0.0005 | |||
Yes | 43 (30.71) | 23 (50.00) | 20 (21.28) | |
No | 97 (69.29) | 23 (50.00) | 74 (78.72) | |
Ever use of AN products in the USi (n = 123) | 0.0008 | |||
Yes | 21 (17.07) | 14 (32.56) | 7 (8.75) | |
No | 102 (82.93) | 29 (67.44) | 73 (91.25) | |
Age of AN initiation (mean, SD ±)j (n = 10) | NA | |||
15.40 ± 7.49 | 15.44 ± 7.94 | 15.00 ± NA |