Parameter

Total

Control

Case

P-value

n-187

n-62

n-125

Gender

Female

130 (69.5)

43 (69.4)

87 (69.6)

0.5505

Male

57 (30.5)

19 (30.6)

38 (30.4)

Educational Background

None

45 (24.0)

6 (9.7)

39 (31.2)

< 0.0001

Basic

68 (36.4)

11 (17.7)

57 (45.6)

Secondary

26 (13.9)

9 (14.5)

17 (13.6)

Tertiary

48 (25.7)

36 (58.1)

12 (9.6)

Working Hours

None

37 (19.8)

8 (12.9)

29 (23.2)

0.0415

1-8 Hours

115 (61.5)

47 (75.8)

68 (54.4)

>8 Hrs

35 (18.7)

7 (11.3)

28 (22.4)

Dietary Salt

Moderate

165 (88.2)

57 (91.9)

108 (86.4)

0.0134

High

9 (4.8)

5 (8.1)

4 (3.2)

Dietary Sugar

Moderate

107 (57.2)

55 (88.7)

52 (41.6)

< 0.0001

High

10 (5.3)

6 (9.7)

4 (3.6)

Dietary Fat

Moderate

147 (78.6)

52 (83.9)

95 (76.0)

0.0003

High

14 (7.5)

9 (14.5)

5 (4.0)

Alcohol Intake

Moderate

54 (28.9)

32 (51.6)

22 (17.6)

< 0.0001

High

11 (5.9)

3 (4.8)

8 (6.4)

Exercise

None

88 (47.1)

21 (33.9)

67 (53.6)

0.0272

Not Often

73 (39.0)

32 (51.6)

41 (32.8)

Very Often

26 (13.9)

9 (14.5)

17 (13.6)

Family History H,D,H/D

One

81 (43.3)

32 (51.6)

49 (39.2.0)

0.1914

More Than 1

46 (24.6)

11 (17.7)

35 (28.0)