Table 1 Patient characteristics (n = 416)
Variables | N (%) | χ2 | P | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Patient type | ||||
PAOE (n = 286) | Control (n = 130) | ||||
Sex | |||||
Male | 156(37.5) | 108(37.8) | 82(63.1) | 0.027 | 0.870 |
Female | 260(62.5) | 178(62.2) | 48(36.9) | ||
Age group (years) | |||||
20–29 | 89(21.4) | 50(17.5) | 39(30.0) | 12.553 | 0.014* |
30–39 | 78(18.8) | 51(17.8) | 27(20.8) | ||
40–49 | 114(27.4) | 87(30.4) | 27(20.8) | ||
50–59 | 102(24.5) | 77(26.9) | 25(19.2) | ||
60–64 | 33(7.9) | 21(7.3) | 12(9.2) | ||
Education level | |||||
College or higher | 256(61.5) | 159(56.0) | 97(74.6) | 13.945 | < 0.001*** |
Senior/vocational high school | 129(31.0) | 100(35.2) | 29(22.3) | ||
Junior high school or lower | 29(7.0) | 25(8.8) | 4(3.1) | ||
Resident in Kaohsiung | |||||
Yes | 350(84.1) | 245(85.7) | 105(80.8) | 1.604 | 0.205 |
No | 66(15.9) | 41(14.3) | 25(19.2) | ||
Job | |||||
Employed | 318(79.7) | 235(85.1) | 83(67.5) | 23.484 | < 0.001*** |
Unemployed | 55(13.8) | 33(12.0) | 22(17.9) | ||
Student | 26(6.5) | 8(2.9) | 18(14.6) | ||