Table 1 Selected characteristics of study population, by residence
From: Golestan cohort study of oesophageal cancer: feasibility and first results
Rural ( N =619) | Urban ( N =438) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
N | % | N | % | |
Age group (year) | ||||
<40 | 99 | 15.9 | 75 | 17.1 |
40–49 | 216 | 34.9 | 154 | 35.2 |
50–59 | 159 | 25.8 | 98 | 22.4 |
60–69 | 80 | 12.9 | 68 | 15.5 |
⩾70 | 65 | 10.5 | 43 | 9.8 |
Sex | ||||
Male | 270 | 43.6 | 177 | 40.4 |
Female | 349 | 56.4 | 261 | 59.6 |
Ethnicity | ||||
Turkmen | 599 | 96.8 | 65 | 14.8 |
Persian | 3 | 0.5 | 285 | 65.1 |
Turk | 0 | — | 68 | 15.5 |
Other | 17 | 2.7 | 20 | 4.6 |
Education level | ||||
Illiterate | 464 | 74.9 | 115 | 26.3 |
Primary school | 126 | 20.4 | 144 | 32.9 |
Guidance | 7 | 1.1 | 32 | 7.3 |
High school | 8 | 1.3 | 80 | 18.3 |
College | 6 | 1 | 58 | 13.2 |
