Table 4 Distribution of skeletal fluorosis according to sociodemographic characteristics in people.
From: Skeletal fluorosis in relation to drinking water in rural areas of West Azerbaijan, Iran
Skeletal fluorosis | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
No | Yes | |||
Level | High | 351 (78.9%) | 94 (21.1%) | <0/001* |
Low | 456 (97.0%) | 14 (3.0%) | ||
AgeC | <=40 | 312 (92.0%) | 27 (8.0%) | 0/027‡ |
41–50 | 262 (87.3%) | 38 (12.7%) | ||
51–60 | 158 (89.8%) | 18 (10.2%) | ||
61–70 | 65 (83.3%) | 13 (16.7%) | ||
71+ | 10 (45.5%) | 12 (54.5%) | ||
Gender | F | 391 (85.0%) | 69 (15.0%) | 0/003* |
M | 416 (91.4%) | 39 (8.6%) | ||
Fast food | Never | 10 (100.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | <0/001‡ |
One time in month | 71 (74.7%) | 24 (25.3%) | ||
Two time in month | 312 (89.7%) | 36 (10.3%) | ||
two times in week | 414 (89.6%) | 48 (10.4%) | ||
Diary 2 | <3 | 475 (88.8%) | 60 (11.2%) | 0/513* |
>=3 | 332 (87.4%) | 48 (12.6%) | ||
