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World J Methodol. Mar 20, 2026; 16(1): 108178
Published online Mar 20, 2026. doi: 10.5662/wjm.v16.i1.108178
Table 1 Demographic characteristics of group I and group II, n (%)/mean ± SD
Demographic characteristics
Group I (n = 92)Group II (n = 81)P value
Age, in years52.26 ± 10.12 53.49 ± 9.96 0.422
Male81 (89)69 (85) 0.2021
Female11 (11) 12 (14)
Non-vegetarian diet 72 (78) 59 (72) 0.5671
Smokers 62 (67) 48 (59) 0.4941
Alcohol consumption 26 (28) 10 (12) 0.1141
Tobacco chewer44 (47) 31 (38) 0.4041
Hypertensive38 (41) 28 (31) 0.4081
Diabetic 49 (53) 38 (47) 0.6921


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