From: Evidence of areca nut consumption in the United States mainland: a cross-sectional study
Characteristics | AN users n = 21 (17.1%) | Non-AN users n = 102 (82.9%) | p value |
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Age | 0.8592 | ||
18–34 years | 8 (40.00) | 35 (34.65) | |
35–54 years | 8 (40.00) | 47 (46.53) | |
≥ 55 years | 4 (20.00) | 19 (18.81) | |
Gender | 0.5374 | ||
Female | 10 (47.62) | 55 (55.00) | |
Male | 11 (52.38) | 45 (45.00) | |
Level of Education | 0.7038 | ||
High school or less | 4 (19.05) | 16 (15.69) | |
Higher than high school | 17 (80.95) | 86 (84.31) | |
Employment Status | 0.4316 | ||
Unemployed | 5 (26.32) | 36 (35.64) | |
Employed | 14 (73.68) | 65 (64.36) | |
US Born (n = 255) | 0.2538 | ||
Yes | 7 (33.33) | 21 (21.65) | |
No | 14 (66.67) | 76 (78.35) | |
Current Smoking | 0.7062 | ||
Yes | 2 (10.53) | 8 (7.92) | |
No | 17 (89.47) | 93 (92.08) | |
Ancestry | |||
Indian Subcontinent descendant/immigrant | 14 (66.67) | 29 (28.43) | 0.0008 |
Other | 7 (33.33) | 73 (71.57) |