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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population

From: Extent of exposure to scented candles and prevalence of respiratory and non-respiratory symptoms amongst young university students

Socio-demographic characteristics

Total participants (n=718)

Chi-square

p-value

Use scented candles (n=472)

Not use scented candles (n=246)

Age (years)

 17-21

205 (43.4%)

114 (46.3%)

χ2(3) = 2.922

0.404

 22-26

177 (37.5%)

92 (37.4%)

 27-31

34 (7.2%)

10 (4.1%)

 >31

56 (11.9%)

30 (12.2%)

Gender

 Female

432 (91.5%)

145 (58.9%)

χ2(1) = 108.78

0.0001*

 Male

40 (8.5%)

101 (41.1%)

Nationality

 Saudi

458 (97.0%)

233 (94.7%)

χ2(1) = 2.40

0.121

 Non-Saudi

14 (3.0%)

13 (5.3%)

Area of Residency

 East

357 (75.6%)

149 (60.6%)

χ2(1) = 17.64

0.0001*

 West

56 (11.9%)

32 (13.0%)

χ2(1) = 0.197

0.657

 Central

50 (10.6%)

39 (15.9%)

χ2(1) = 4.12

0.042*

 South

4 (0.8%)

23 (9.3%)

χ2(1) = 32.30

0.0001*

 North

5 (1.1%)

3 (1.2%)

χ2(1) = 0.038

0.846

Economic Status

 Low

41 (8.7%)

42 (17.1%)

χ2(1) = 11.12

0.0008*

 Medium

394 (83.5%)

175 (71.1%)

χ2(1) = 14.96

0.0001*

 High

37 (7.8%)

29 (11.8%)

χ2(1) = 3.02

0.082

  1. * p>-value significant