Items | Control | Experimental | P |
---|---|---|---|
Mean age and SD | 46 + 12.5 | 40 + 12.5 | 0.18 |
Sex (No.), % | |||
Male | (14), 70 | (10), 50 | 0.19 |
Female | (6), 30 | (10), 50 | |
Education | |||
Illiterate | (2), 10 | (6), 30 | 0.27 |
Primary or secondary school | (6), 30 | (4), 20 | |
Diploma or higher | (12), 60 | (10), 50 | |
Marital status | |||
Single | (2), 10 | (2), 10 | 0.38 |
Married | (16), 80 | (17), 85 | |
Divorced | (2), 10 | (1), 5 | |
No. of Children | |||
Less than or equal to 3 | (14), 70 | (11), 55 | 0.32 |
More than 3 | (6), 30 | (9), 45 | |
Occupation | |||
Laborer | (6), 30 | (8), 40 | 0.32 |
Employee | (4), 20 | (6), 30 | |
Housewife | (4), 20 | (4), 20 | |
Student | (2), 10 | (2), 10 | |
Retired | (4), 20 | - | |
Duration of illness (Years) | |||
1–3 | (12), 60 | (14), 70 | 0.32 |
3–6 | (6), 30 | (4), 20 | |
More than 6 | (2), 10 | (2), 10 | |
No. of hospitalizations | |||
None | (12), 60 | (8), 40 | 0.41 |
1 | (2), 10 | (4), 20 | |
3 | (6), 30 | (8), 40 | |
Etiologic factor | |||
Hepatitis B | (10), 50 | (9), 45 | 0.83 |
Hepatitis C | (2), 15 | (4), 20 | |
Autoimmune disease | (4), 20 | (4), 20 | |
Cryptogenic | (4), 20 | (4), 20 | |
Child of cirrhosis | |||
A | (4), 20 | (4), 20 | 0.77 |
B | (8), 40 | (10), 50 | |
C | (8), 40 | (6), 30 |