Table 2. Chi-Square test to identify risk factors associated with chewing BQ.
|
Risk factors |
Chewer, N (%) |
Non-Chewer, N (%) |
Total, N (%) |
p-value |
|
|
Glucose |
Mean (SD) |
288.68 (111.4) |
268.27 (103.9) |
275.20 (106.9) |
0.009 |
|
<200 |
75 (26.5) |
171 (31.0) |
246 (29.5) |
0.025 |
|
|
200-299 |
101 (35.7) |
197 (35.8) |
298 (35.7) |
||
|
300-399 |
54 (19.1) |
121 (22.0) |
175 (21.0) |
||
|
400+ |
53 (18.7) |
62 (11.3) |
115 (13.8) |
||
|
Age group |
Mean (SD) |
52.01 (11.39) |
48.54 (13.15) |
49.72 (12.68) |
<0.001 |
|
<30 |
33 (11.7) |
129 (23.4) |
162 (19.4) |
<0.001 |
|
|
30-59 |
176 (62.2) |
298 (54.1) |
474 (56.8) |
||
|
60+ |
74 (26.1) |
124 (22.5) |
198 (23.7) |
||
|
Occupation |
Agriculture |
30 (10.6) |
13 (2.4) |
43 (5.2) |
<0.001 |
|
Business |
42 (14.8) |
61 (11.1) |
103 (12.4) |
||
|
Housewife |
133 (47.0) |
319 (57.9) |
452 (54.2) |
||
|
Office worker |
23 (8.1) |
58 (10.5) |
81 (9.7) |
||
|
Others |
33 (11.6) |
60 (10.9) |
93 (11.2) |
||
|
Unemployed |
5 (1.8) |
7 (1.3) |
12 (0.1) |
||
|
Teacher |
17 (6.0) |
33 (6.0) |
50 (6.0) |
||
|
Family history |
Yes |
101 (35.7) |
279 (50.6) |
380 (45.6) |
<0.001 |
|
No |
182 (64.3) |
272 (49.4) |
454 (54.4) |
||
|
Walking |
Yes |
233 (82.3) |
430 (78.0) |
663 (79.5) |
0.086 |
|
No |
50 (17.7) |
121 (22.0) |
171 (20.5) |
||
|
Smoking |
Yes |
53 (18.7) |
52 (9.4) |
105 (12.6) |
<0.001 |
|
No |
230 (81.3) |
499 (90.6) |
729 (87.4) |
||
|
Age of first diagnosis |
<30 |
29 (10.2) |
80 (14.5) |
109 (13.1) |
0.13 |
|
30-59 |
230 (81.3) |
435 (78.9) |
665 (79.7) |
0.155 |
|
|
60+ |
24 (8.5) |
36 (6.5) |
60 (7.2) |
0.122 |
|
|
Gender |
Male |
147 (51.9) |
210 (38.1) |
357 (42.8) |
<0.001 |
|
Female |
136 (48.1) |
341 (61.9) |
477 (57.2) |
||
|
Total |
|
283 (33.9) |
551 (66.1) |
834 (100.00) |
|