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Table 1 Sociodemographic characteristics of studied patients attending the vascular surgery and ophthalmology outpatient clinics at the Alexandria Main University Hospital, 2019, Egypt

From: Epidemiological, life style, and occupational factors associated with lower limb varicose veins: a case control study

Sociodemographic characteristics

Cases

(n = 150)

Controls

(n = 150)

OR (95% CI)

P value

No.

%

No.

%

Gender

      

 Male^

68

45.3

74

49.3

1.17 (0.74, 1.84)

0.48

 Female

82

54.7

76

50.7

Residence

      

 Rural^

13

8.7

5

3.3

0.36 (0.12, 1.04)

0.05*

 Urban

137

91.3

145

96.7

Level of education

      

 Unschooling/basic education

108

72.0

58

38.7

4.07 (2.51, 6.62)

>0.001***

 Secondary/higher education^

42

28.0

92

61.3

Marital status

      

 Never married^

4

2.7

5

3.3

1

 

 Married

111

74.0

121

80.7

1.14 (0.30, 4.37)

0.84

 Widowed

19

12.7

16

10.7

1.48 (0.34, 6.47)

0.59

 Divorced

16

10.7

8

5.3

2.50 (052, 11.9)

0.25

Age (years)

      

 Min-max

25-70

28-75

  

 Mean ± SD

49.90 ± 12.09

50.26 ± 10.98

0.99 (0.98, 1.02)

0.78

  1. SD standard deviation, OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. ^Reference category
  3. *p≤0.05
  4. ***p>0.001