Table 1 Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of participants at baseline
Characteristics | ACF | PCF | Total | p value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 111) n (%) | (n = 110) n (%) | (N = 221) n (%) | ||
Sex | ||||
 Male | 71 (64) | 76 (69) | 147 (67) | 0.42 |
 Female | 40 (36) | 34 (31) | 74 (33) |  |
Age (years) | Â | Â | Â | 0.15 |
 18–35 | 21 (19) | 33 (30) | 54 (24) |  |
 36–55 | 43 (39) | 39 (35) | 82 (37) |  |
  ≥ 56 | 47 (42) | 38 (35) | 85 (39) |  |
Age, mean (SD) | 50 (15) | 46 (17) | 48 (16) | 0.057 |
Education level completed | Â | Â | Â | 0.029 |
 No education and illiterate | 69 (62) | 50 (45) | 119 (54) |  |
 Basic literacy (able to read and write) | 14 (13) | 13 (12) | 27 (12) |  |
 Basic school | 18 (16) | 24 (22) | 42 (19) |  |
 Secondary and higher education | 10 (9) | 23 (21) | 33 (15) |  |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â | 0.073 |
 Farmer | 23 (21) | 16 (15) | 39 (18) |  |
 Labourer | 14 (13) | 5 (4) | 19 (9) |  |
 Salaried employee | 8 (7) | 15 (13) | 23 (10) |  |
 Unemployed | 40 (36) | 49 (45) | 89 (40) |  |
 Others | 26 (23) | 25 (23) | 51 (23) |  |
Crowding | ||||
 Crowded | 55 (50) | 31 (28) | 86 (39) | 0.001 |
 Not crowded | 56 (50) | 79 (72) | 135 (61) |  |
Smoking | ||||
 Ever smoked | 58 (52) | 53 (48) | 111 (50) | 0.55 |
 Never smoked | 53 (48) | 57 (52) | 110 (50) |  |
Alcohol | ||||
 Ever drunk alcohol | 57 (51) | 46 (42) | 103 (47) | 0.16 |
 Never drunk alcohol | 54 (49) | 64 (58) | 118 (53) |  |
Poverty level | ||||
 Lowest tercile (poorest) | 57 (51) | 31 (28) | 88 (40) | 0.002 |
 Middle tercile | 33 (30) | 46 (42) | 79 (36) |  |
 Highest tercile (least poor) | 21 (19) | 33 (30) | 54 (24) |  |
Comorbidities | ||||
 No comorbidities | 97 (87) | 87 (79) | 184 (83) | 0.099 |
 At least one comorbidity* | 14 (13) | 23 (21) | 37 (17) |  |