Table 1 North versus Central-South differences between 270Â K-OLP and 270 nK-OLP in sociodemographic profile, BMI, and risk factors
Demographic variables | K-OLPs (N:270) | p value | nK-OLPs (N:270) | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nord (N:135) | Central/South (N:135) | Nord (N:135) | Central/South (N:135) | |||
N/Frequency (%) | N/Frequency (%) | |||||
Gender | ||||||
 Male | 57 (42.2) | 48 (35.6) | 0.318 | 37 (27.4) | 46 (34.1) | 0.291 |
 Female | 78 (57.8) | 87 (64.4) | 98 (72.6) | 89 (65.9) | ||
Employment | ||||||
 Employed | 55 (40.7) | 50 (37) | 0.054 | 38 (28.1) | 40 (29.6) | 0.375 |
 Unemployed | 27 (20) | 44 (32.6) | 23 (17) | 31 (23) | ||
 Retired | 53 (39.3) | 41 (30.4) | 74 (54.8) | 64 (47.4) | ||
Family situation | ||||||
 Single | 17 (12.6) | 13 (9.6) | 0.102 | 12 (8.9) | 10 (7.4) | 0.686 |
 Married | 104 (77) | 98 (72.6) | 103 (76.3) | 98 (72.6) | ||
 Divorced | 3 (2.2) | 12 (8.9) | 7 (5.2) | 8 (5.9) | ||
 Widowed | 11 (8.1) | 12 (8.9) | 13 (9.6) | 19 (14.1) | ||
|  | Mean ± SD |  | Mean ± SD |  | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | 64 ± 10.2 | 63.5 ± 12.1 | 0.835 | 64.9 ± 9.77 | 64 ± 11.1 | 0.407 |
Education (in years) | 11 ± 4.01 | 11.2 ± 3.79 | 0.594 | 10.7 ± 4.38 | 11.7 ± 4.04 | 0.048* |
Body mass index | 25 ± 4.22 | 25 ± 3.77 | 0.552 | 24.9 ± 3.9 | 25.4 ± 4.09 | 0.249 |
Risk factors | N/Frequency (%) | Â | N/Frequency (%) | Â | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Smoking | ||||||
 Yes | 30 (22.2) | 35 (25.9) | 0.569 | 22 (16.3) | 34(25.2) | 0.099 |
 No | 105 (77.8) | 100 (74.1) | 113 (83.79 | 101(74.8) | ||
Alcohol consumption | ||||||
 Yes (≤ 14 units/week) | 64 (47.4) | 37 (27.4) | 0.001** | 57 (42.2) | 42(31.1) | 0.077 |
 No | 71 (52.6) | 98 (72.6) | 78 (57.8) | 93(68.9) | ||