There is association between the liver cirrhosis and gender i.e. 55.1% males and 44.7% females because p = 0.036
There is no association between the liver cirrhosis and marital status i.e. 46.51% single and 34.88% married because p = 0.223
There is no association between the liver cirrhosis and educational level i.e. Illiterate (34.88%), Elementary- High school (48.04%) and University (82.76%) because p = 0.824
There is association between the liver cirrhosis and occupation i.e. Non employed (33.90%) and employed (82.76%) because p = 0.0000
There is association between the liver cirrhosis and smoking i.e. 69.23% smokers and 49.07% non - smokers because p = 0.005
There is no association between the liver cirrhosis and BMI i.e. normal weight (44.12%), Over weight (32.43%) and Obese (27.27%) as p = 1.000
There is association between the liver cirrhosis and coffee intake i.e. 47.32% coffee takers and 56.45% non - coffee takers because p = 0.026.
There is no association between the liver cirrhosis and DM i.e. 47.76% Diabetes mellitus and 52.34% non - Diabetes mellitus because p = 0.251.
There is no association between the liver cirrhosis and Hypertension i.e. 69.77% hypertension patients and 31.82 non - hypertension patients because p = 0.654.
There is association between the liver cirrhosis and Depression i.e. depressed patients (13.33%) and non - depressed patients (58.33%) because p = 0.0000
Appendix:
Table: Association between liver cirrhosis and demographic and clinical characteristics, N= 174
Characteristics
Cases
Control
N
%
N
%
P-value
Age
(mean±SD)
46.606
68.834
Gender
Male
44
44.90
54
55.10
0.036*
Female
42
55.26
34
44.74
Marital Status
Single/Others
23
53.49
20
46.51
0.223
Married
63
48.09
68
51.91
Education level
Illiterate
28
65.12
15
34.88
0.824
Elementary- High school
53
51.96
49
48.04
University
5
17.24
24
82.76
Occupation
Non employed
78
66.10
40
33.90
0.000*
Employed
8
14.29
48
85.71
Smoke
Yes
4
30.77
9
69.23
0.005*
No
82
50.93
79
49.07
BMI
Normal
19
55.88
15
44.12
1.000
Over weight
25
67.57
12
32.43
Obese
40
72.73
15
27.27
Coffee intake
Yes
59
52.68
53
47.32
0.026*
No
27
43.55
35
56.45
DM
Yes
35
52.24
32
47.76
0.251
No
51
47.66
56
52.34
HTN
Yes
26
30.23
60
69.77
0.654
No
60
68.18
28
31.82
Depression
Yes
26
86.67
4
13.33
0.000*
No
60
41.67
84
58.33
* Significant at the .05 level.
Question 2
Results
There is association between Berlin and gender i.e. 61.4% males and 50.59% females because p = 0.026
There is no association between the Berlin and smoking i.e. 50% smokers and 57.07% non - smokers because p = 0.005
There is no association between the Berlin and BMI i.e. normal weight (72.86%), Over weight (60.32%) and Obese ...