Table 1 Bivariate analysis of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics
From: Risk factors of peripheral arterial disease: a case control study in Sri Lanka
Demographic characteristics | Cases (n = 79) | Controls (n = 158) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No | % | No. | % | ||
Age group (years) | * | ||||
45 | 05 | 6.3 | 10 | 6.3 | |
50 | 07 | 8.9 | 14 | 8.9 | |
55 | 07 | 8.9 | 14 | 8.9 | |
60 | 16 | 20.3 | 32 | 20.2 | |
65 | 17 | 21.5 | 34 | 21.5 | |
70–74 | 27 | 34.2 | 54 | 34.2 | |
Sex | 0.195 | ||||
Male | 39 | 49.4 | 92 | 58.2 | |
Female | 40 | 50.6 | 66 | 41.8 | |
Sector of residence | Â 0.401 | ||||
Rural | 56 | 70.9 | 120 | 75.9 | |
Urban | 23 | 29.1 | 38 | 24.1 | |
Ethnicity | 0.802 | ||||
Sinhala | 78 | 98.7 | 157 | 99.4 | |
Tamil | 01 | 1.3 | 01 | 0.6 | |
Level of education | 0.225 | ||||
Up to Grade 10 | 37 | 46.8 | 61 | 38.6 | |
GCE O/L completed and above | 42 | 53.2 | 97 | 61.4 | |
Monthly household income Rs | 0.263 | ||||
≥30,000 | 29 | 36.7 | 70 | 44.3 | |
<30,000 | 50 | 63.3 | 88 | 55.7 | |