Characteristic

Female

Male

Total

P-value

N (%)

Age, years, (sd)

753 (53.4)

32.5 (12.7)

658 (46.6)

36.8 (15.7)

1411 (100)

34.5 (14.4)

0.01

<0.01

Age group years

<20 n (%)

20 - 29 n (%)

30 - 39 n (%)

40 - 49 n (%)

50 - 59 n (%)

60 - 69 n (%)

≥70 n (%)

67 (8.9)

332 (44.1)

153 (20.3)

105 (13.9)

54 (7.2)

28 (3.7)

14 (1.9)

51 (7.8)

239 (36.3)

122 (18.5)

90 (13.7)

65 (9.9)

63 (9.6)

28 (4.3)

118 (8.4)

571 (40.5)

275 (19.5)

195 (14.5))

119 (8.4)

91 (6.4)

42 (3)

<0.01

Occupational status

Students/apprentices

Employed

Retired/unemployed

351 (46.6)

381 (50.6)

21 (2.8)

240 (36.5)

392 (59.6)

26 (4)

591 (41.9)

773 (54.8)

47 (3.3)

Level of Education

None n (%)

Primary, n (%)

2 (0.3)

160 (21.2)

3 (0.5)

149 (22.6)

5 (0.4)

309 (21.9)

Junior Secondary n (%)

Senior Secondary n (%)

Tertiary n (%)

68 (9)

521 (69.2)

2 (0.3)

48 (7.3)

455 (69.1)

3 (0.5)

116 (8.2)

976 (69.2)

5 (0.4)

0.68

Lifestyle

Current tobacco use, n (%)

Cigarettes

Snuff

Both

53 (7)

10 (1.3)

44 (5.8)

1 (0.1)

179 (27.2)

72 (10.9)

108 (16.4)

3 (0.5)

232 (16.4)

82 (5.8)

152 (10.8)

4 (0.3)

<0.01

<0.01

<0.01

<0.34

Current Marijuana use, n (%)

5 (0.7)

18 (2.7)

23 (1.6)

<0.01

Medical History of

Hypertension n (%)

79 (10.5)

62 (9.4)

141 (10)

Diabetes n (%)

21 (2.8)

26 (4)

47 (3.3)

Stroke n (%)

11 (1.5)

10 (1.5)

21 (1.5)

Epilepsy n (%)

4 (0.5)

3 (0.5)

7 (0.5)

Chronic headache

94 (12.5)

86 (13.1)

180 (12.8)

Chronic cough

39 (5.2)

39 (5.9)

78 (5.5)

Tremor

1 (0.1)

-

1 (0.1)

Loss of memory

-

1 (0.2)

1 (0.1)