Table 3 Comparison of Characteristics Between Patients Who Participated in the Follow-up Survey and Those Who did not.

From: Epidemiology and Clinical Profile of Cutaneous Warts in Chinese College Students: A Cross-Sectional and Follow-Up Study

Characteristics

Not participated (n = 85)a

Participated (n = 130)

Χ 2

P value

Age, years

   ≤20

40

79

  

   21–25

38

45

  

   ≥26

7

6

4.215

0.122

Sex

   Male

52

80

  

   Female

33

50

0.003

0.957

Residential area

   Urban

47

86

  

   Rural

37

44

2.257

0.133

Father’s occupation

   Farmer

31

38

  

   Worker

19

22

  

   Clerk

19

45

  

   Other

16

25

4.235

0.237

Mother’s occupation

   Farmer

37

42

  

   Worker

9

20

  

   Clerk

24

37

  

   Other

15

31

3.562

0.313

Father’s education level

   High school above

24

54

  

   High school

27

32

  

   Junior school

22

37

  

   Less than junior school

12

7

8.024

0.046

Mother’s education level

   High school above

20

40

  

   High school

24

30

  

   Junior school

24

34

  

   Less than junior school

17

26

1.592

0.661

Smoking

   Yes

3

7

  

   No

81

123

0.080

0.778

   Drinking

    

   Yes

24

40

  

   No

58

90

0.054

0.817

Regular exercise

   Yes

54

79

  

   No

30

51

0.268

0.605

Poor sleep quality

   Yes

11

15

  

   No

73

115

0.116

0.734

High psychological stress

   Yes

22

25

  

   No

63

105

1.331

0.249

Type of warts

   Common wart only

49

63

  

   Plantar wart only

29

58

  

   Otherb

7

9

2.351

0.309

Number of warts

   Single

57

74

  

   Multiple

26

56

2.955

0.086

  1. aNumbers may not add up to total due to missing data. bOther types include common as well as plantar wart, common as well as plane wart, and plane wart only.