Table 2 The examined socioeconomic risk factors and lifestyle habits in the case and the control groups are shown. p Value was calculated by chi-square tests. The ‘bold’ p values show significant differences
From: Periodontitis as a risk for oral cancer: a case–control study
Case | Control | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (%) | Above 50 | 87 | 37 | 0.00 |
Below 50 | 13 | 63 | ||
Sex (%) | Male | 66 | 48 | 0.01 |
Female | 33 | 52 | ||
Marital status (%) | Single | 14 | 45 | 0.00 |
Married | 49 | 39 | ||
Widow(er) | 18 | 4 | ||
Divorced | 19 | 12 | ||
Occupation (%) | Currently working | 43 | 63 | 0.00 |
Unemployed | 4 | 4 | ||
Housewife/homemaker | 2 | 1 | ||
Retired | 49 | 20 | ||
Disabled | 2 | 5 | ||
Student | 0 | 7 | ||
Education (%) | Elementary school | 23 | 11 | 0.03 |
Secondary school | 62 | 63 | ||
High school | 15 | 26 | ||
Income (%) | Good | 22 | 24 | 0.15 |
Proper | 58 | 66 | ||
Low | 20 | 10 | ||
Smoking habit (%) | Current smoker | 47 | 43 | 0.16 |
Has not smoked for Less than a year | 13 | 8 | ||
Has not smoked for More than a year | 22 | 18 | ||
Never | 18 | 31 | ||
Passive smoking (%) | At home | 66 | 63 | 0.73 |
Outside of home | 60 | 58 | 0.88 | |
Alcohol consumption (%) | Daily | 18 | 6 | 0.03 |
Weekly | 24 | 19 | ||
Monthly | 13 | 24 | ||
Never | 45 | 51 | ||