Table 1

Demographic characteristics of cases and controls (N=234)

Cases (N=109)Controls (N=125)χ2*dfp Value
N (%)N (%)
Sex
Male86 (78.9)102 (81.6)0.2710.60
Female23 (21.1)23 (18.4)
Age group, years
≤395 (4.6)5 (4.0)0.3610.95
40–4924 (22.0)31 (24.8)
50–5955 (50.5)63 (50.4)
≥6025 (22.9)26 (20.8)
Cigarette smoking
Never smoker67 (61.5)88 (70.4)5.4410.07
Ever smoker11 (10.1)17 (13.6)
Current smoker31 (28.4)20 (16.0)
Alcohol use
Never user69 (63.3)89 (71.2)1.6610.44
Ever user11 (10.1)10 (8.0)
Current user29 (26.6)26 (20.8)
  • * χ2 test for trend for age group, cigarette smoking and alcohol use.