Table 1 Distribution of patients according to their characteristics
Patients’ characteristics | Number of patients | Percentage of patients |
|---|---|---|
Age, years | Â | Â |
≤50 | 198 | 60.4 |
>50 | 130 | 39.6 |
Sex | Â | Â |
Male | 226 | 68.9 |
Female | 102 | 31.1 |
Area of residence | Â | Â |
Urban | 44 | 13.4 |
Rural | 284 | 86.6 |
Employment | Â | Â |
Employed | 79 | 24.1 |
Unemployed | 249 | 75.9 |
Education | Â | Â |
Informal/primary | 292 | 89.0 |
Secondary/tertiary | 36 | 11.0 |
Socioeconomic status | Â | Â |
Low | 274 | 83.5 |
High | 54 | 16.5 |
Smoking | Â | Â |
Yes | 245 | 74.7 |
No | 83 | 25.3 |
Alcohol abuse | Â | Â |
Yes | 202 | 61.6 |
No | 126 | 38.4 |
Family history of esophageal cancer | Â | Â |
Yes | 15 | 4.6 |
No | 313 | 94.4 |