Table 1 Basic characteristics of participants in this study.

From: A cross-sectional study on the knowledge, attitudes and practice of chewing areca nut and its risk factors among college students

Basic characteristics

Areca nut use

Chi-square

Total (%)

Yes (%)

No (%)

χ2 / t

p Value

N

317 (22.4)

1100 (77.6)

  

1417 (100)

Gender

  

200.46

< 0.05

 

Female

46 (6.6)

656 (93.4)

  

702 (49.5)

Male

271 (37.9)

444 (62.1)

  

715 (50.5)

Age

21.55 ± 1.82

21.29 ± 1.55

2.32

< 0.05

21.35 ± 1.62

Academic year

  

173.68

< 0.05

 

First year

44 (29.3)

106 (70.7)

  

150 (10.6)

Second year

128 (48.1)

138 (51.9)

  

266 (18.8)

Third year

95 (23.3)

312 (76.7)

  

407 (28.7)

Fourth year

43 (9.4)

414 (90.6)

  

457 (32.3)

After the fourth year

7 (5.10)

130 (94.9)

  

137 (9.7)

Monthly cost of student’s living

2.45

0.29

 

<1000yuan

34 (25.4)

100 (74.6)

  

134 (9.5)

1000-2000yuan

226 (21.4)

832 (78.6)

  

1058 (74.7)

>2000yuan

57 (25.3)

168 (74.7)

  

225 (15.9)

Whether the only child

95.35

< 0.05

 

Yes

218 (34.4)

416 (65.6)

  

634 (44.7)

No

99 (12.6)

684 (87.4)

  

783 (55.3)

Home residence

  

16.24

< 0.05

 

Urban

209 (26.3)

585 (73.7)

  

794 (56.0)

Rural

108 (17.3)

515 (82.7)

  

623 (44.0)

Home residence (Male)

 

3.83

0.05

 

Urban

178 (59.3)

259 (40.7)

  

437 (61.1)

Rural

93 (66.5)

185 (33.5)

  

278 (38.9)

Parents’ education level

51.94

< 0.05

 

Primary school

14 (9.4)

135 (90.6)

  

149 (10.5)

Secondary school

67 (14.8)

387 (85.2)

  

454 (32.0)

High school

128 (29.5)

306 (70.5)

  

434 (30.6)

College

96 (27.6)

252 (72.4)

  

348 (24.6)

Postgraduate

12 (37.5)

20 (62.5)

  

32 (2.3)

Family atmosphere

  

15.30

< 0.05

 

Very harmonious

135 (27.4)

357 (72.6)

  

492 (34.7)

Harmonious

98 (17.4)

464 (82.6)

  

522 (36.8)

Generally harmonious

67 (23.3)

221 (76.7)

  

288 (20.3)

Not quite harmonious

13 (22.4)

45 (77.6)

  

58 (4.1)

Not harmonious

4 (23.5)

13 (76.5)

  

17 (1.2)