Life style characteristics of the study population by sex
| Variable | Overall percentage (n) | Male percentage (n) | Female percentage (n) | P value |
| n=183 | n=69 | n=114 | ||
| BMI | ||||
| Normal | 49.2% (90) | 63.8%(44 44)) | 40.4%(46 46) | |
| Underweight | 11.5% (21) | 20.3% (14) | 6.1% (7) | |
| Overweight | 23.0% (42) | 15.9% (11) | 27.2% (31) | 0.001 |
| Obese | 16.4% (30) | 0% (0) | 26.3% (30) | 0.001 |
| Smoking status | ||||
| Never | 68.3% (125) | 50.7% (35) | 78.9% (90) | <0.001 |
| Current or ever | 31.7% (58) | 49.3% (34) | 21.1% (24) | |
| Type of smoking (of smokers*) | ||||
| Puff cigarettes/pipe | 79.3% (46) | 94.1% (32) | 58.3% (14) | 0.004 |
| Chewing tobacco leaves | 13.8% (8) | 2.9% (1) | 29.2% (7) | |
| Both chews and puffs | 6.9% (4) | 2.9% (1) | 12.5% (3) | |
| Frequency of smoking* | ||||
| Daily | 87.9% (51) | 94.1% (32) | 79.2% (19) | 0.085 |
| Intermittent | 12.1% (7) | 5.9% (2) | 20.8% (5) | |
| Alcohol status | ||||
| Current drinkers | 32.2% (59) | 55.1% (38) | 18.4% (21) | <0.001 |
| Past drinkers | 23.0% (42) | 21.7% (15) | 23.7% (27) | |
| Never drinkers | 44.8% (82) | 23.2% (16) | 57.9% (66) | |
| Quantity of drinking† | ||||
| 1–2 standard drink‡ a day | 35.6% (22) | 13.1% (5) | 80.9% (17) | <0.001 |
| 3–5 standard drinks a day | 50.8% (29) | 65.8% (25) | 19.1% (4) | |
| >5 standard drinks a day | 13.6% (8) | 21.1% (8) | 0.0% (0) | |
| Physicalactivity | ||||
| Meets WHO recommendation | ||||
| No | 16.9% (31) | 15.9% (11) | 17.5% (20) | 0.779 |
| Yes | 83.1% (152) | 84.1% (58) | 82.5% (94) |
Bold values represent significant differences (p< 0.05)
*Of current or ever smokers.
†Of current drinkers.
‡Standard drink of alcohol: any alcohol drink that contains 10 g pure alcohol (WHO 2000). Equivalents of 1 standard alcoholic drink include; 285 mL (one bottle) of beer, 100 mL glass of wine (factory distilled or locally brewed) and 30 mL glass of a spirit or gin (factory distilled or locally brewed).16