Case Control Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2016.
World J Clin Oncol. Oct 10, 2016; 7(5): 395-405
Published online Oct 10, 2016. doi: 10.5306/wjco.v7.i5.395
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the population under study n (%)
Cases n = 125Controls n = 310OR (95%CI)P
Age mean (SD)48.5 (16.6)51 (18.5)-0.507
Sex
Male74 (59.2)134 (43.2)Ref.0.003
Female51 (40.8)176 (56.8)0.52 (0.34-0.82)
Education
≤ 7 yr (complete primary school or less)174 (56.31)55 (44)Ref.
12 yr (complete secondary school)115 (37.22)48 (38.4)1.2 (0.73-1.95)< 0.0011
> 12 yr (complete college)20 (6.47)22 (17.6)3.68 (1.82-7.4)
Marital status
Single79 (25.48)27 (21.6)Ref.
In couple/married162 (52.26)86 (68.8)1.7 (0.99-2.95)0.051
Divorced/separated27 (8.71)5 (4)0.64 (0.21-1.9)0.421
Widowed42 (13.55)7 (5.6)0.75 (0.27-2.13)0.591
Type of malignancy
ALL10 (8)
AML18 (14.4)
CLL10 (8)
CML20 (16)
MM29 (23.2)
HL18 (14.4)
NHL20 (16)