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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of areca nut chewers and controls

From: Areca nut chewing and systemic inflammation: evidence of a common pathway for systemic diseases

Characteristics

Number (n)

Areca nut chewers, n (%)

Controls, n (%)

p value

Study participants (n)

1112

556

556

 

Age at screening, mean (SD)

1112

25.6 (5.6)

25.7 (5.6)

0.734

Age at screening (years)

   

0.641

Age 16-20

203

98 (17.6)

105 (18.9)

 

Age 21-25

425

211 (38.0)

214 (38.5)

 

Age 26-30

237

127 (22.8)

110 (19.8)

 

Age 31-35

247

120 (21.6)

127 (22.8)

 

Body Mass Index, mean (SD)

1112

25.7 (4.0)

26.0 (4.2)

0.166

Body Mass Index (kg/m2)

   

0.492

Desirable < 23

317

162 (29.1)

155 (27.9)

 

Overweight 23–27.5

473

242 (43.5)

231 (41.6)

 

Obese > 27.5

322

152 (27.3)

170 (30.6)

 

Education (years)

   

< 0.001

< 10 years

167

66 (11.9)

101 (18.2)

 

10 - 12 years

497

278 (50.0)

219 (39.4)

 

> 12 years

448

212 (38.1)

236 (42.5)

 

C - reactive protein (mg/dl), mean (SD)

1112

6.1 (3.8)

3.5 (3.6)

< 0.001

Inflammation

   

< 0.001

Absent (CRP ≤ 10 mg/dl)

999

472 (84.9)

527 (94.8)

 

Present (CRP > 10 mg/dl)

113

84 (15.1)

29 (5.2)