Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants based on using OCs
From: Association between oral contraceptives with lipid profile: results from Hoveyzeh cohort study (HCS)
Variable | Users OCs n (%) | Non-users OCs n (%) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age group | 35–39 | 594(66.5%) | 299(33.5%) | 0.375 |
40–44 | 576(69.6%) | 252(30.4%) | ||
45–49 | 379(68.8%) | 172(31.2%) | ||
Education level | Illiteracy | 1014(69.6%) | 442(30.4%) | 0.001* |
Primary school | 325(70.0%) | 139(30.0%) | ||
Secondary school | 86(66.2%) | 44(33.8%) | ||
High school Diploma | 66(58.9%) | 46(41.1%) | ||
University | 58(52.7%) | 52(47.3%) | ||
Residence Type | Urban | 945(70.6%) | 393(29.4%) | 0.003* |
Rural | 604(64.7%) | 330(35.3%) | ||
Wealth status | Poorest | 282(62.8%) | 167(37.2%) | 0.002* |
Poor | 333(65.2%) | 178(34.8%) | ||
Moderate | 321(68.4%) | 148(31.6%) | ||
Rich | 331(73.9%) | 117(26.1%) | ||
Richest | 282(71.4%) | 113(28.6%) | ||
Body Mass Index | Underweight | 13(61.9%) | 8(38.1%) | 0.007* |
Normal | 261(61.7%) | 162(38.3%) | ||
Overweight | 510(68.1%) | 239(31.9%) | ||
Obese | 765(70.9%) | 314(29.1%) | ||
Physical activity (MET) | Q1 | 117(56.3%) | 91(43.8%) | < 0.001* |
Q2 | 463(66.9%) | 229(33.1%) | ||
Q3 | 584(69.9%) | 252(30.1%) | ||
Q4 | 385(71.8%) | 151(28.2%) |