Table 1 The sociodemographic characteristics among studied groups
Variables | Total patients (n = 40) | Cirrhotic patients (n = 20) | Non-cirrhotic patients (n = 20) | Control group (n = 10) | Statistical test | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F value | X2 value | P value | |||||
Age (years) | 43.5 ± 10.6 (24–60) | 44.1 ± 10.9 (29–60) | 43.8 ± 12.8 (24–60) | 42.9 ± 9.9 (28–58) | 0.030 | – | 0.970 |
Gender; males | 23 (57.5%) | 11 (55%) | 12 (60%) | 5 (50%) | – | 0.28 | 0.8 |
Residence | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Rural | 27 (67.5%) | 13 (65%) | 14 (70%) | 4 (40%) | – | 2.67 | 0.23 |
Urban | 13 (32.5%) | 7 (35%) | 6 (30%) | 6 (60%) | Â | Â | Â |
Occupational state | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Unemployment | 26 (65%) | 12 (60%) | 14 (70%) | 3 (30%) | – | 3.482 | 0.175 |
Employment | 14 (35%) | 8 (40%) | 6 (30%) | 7 (70%) | Â | Â | Â |
Education level | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Illiterate | 22 (55%) | 10 (50%) | 12 (60%) | 3 (30%) | – | 3.480 | 0.481 |
Primary education | 8 (20%) | 6 (30%) | 2 (10%) | 2 (20%) | Â | Â | Â |
Secondary education | 10 (25%) | 4 (20%) | 6 (30%) | 5 (50%) | Â | Â | Â |
Socio-economic scale score | 11.3 ± 1.2 | 11.1 ± 1.1 | 11.7 ± 1.3 | 13.9 ± 6 | 1.696 | – | 0.202 |