Dietary habits of cases and controls (%)
|
Cases (n = 114) |
Controls (n = 202) |
p value (χ2 test) | |
| Going to fast food outlet | |||
| Often2-150 | 7.9 | 8.9 | 0.008 |
| Sometimes | 55.3 | 39.1 | |
| Rarely | 21.9 | 21.3 | |
| Never | 14.9 | 30.7 | |
| Animal fat for cooking | |||
| Often | 7.9 | 10.9 | 0.062 |
| Sometimes | 21.9 | 25.2 | |
| Rarely | 18.4 | 27.2 | |
| Never | 51.8 | 36.6 | |
| Eating fish | |||
| Often | 10.5 | 10.9 | 0.073 |
| Sometimes | 43.0 | 51.9 | |
| Rarely | 35.1 | 21.8 | |
| Never | 11.4 | 15.4 | |
↵2-150 In Arabic these terms indicate a progressive decrease in frequency.