Table 1 Socio-demographic factors and blood calcium level in all patients
Socio-demographic factors | Blood calcium level | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Low range < 8.8mg/dl n=22 (%) | Normal range ≥ 8.8mg/dl n=73 (%) | ||
Sex | |||
Male | 12 (35.3) | 22 (64.7) | *0.036 |
Female | 10 (16.4) | 51 (83.6) | |
Mother education | |||
Primary | 5 (29.4) | 12 (70.6) | 0.306 |
Preparatory | 6 (31.6) | 13 (68.4) | |
Secondary | 11 (21.6) | 40 (78.4) | |
Over secondary | 0 (0.0) | 8 (100.0) | |
Over secondary | 4 (13.3) | 26 (86.7) | |
Monthly income | |||
<400$ | 21 (33.3) | 42 (66.7) | *0.004 |
400-700$ | 1 (3.2) | 30 (96.8) | |
>700$ | 0 (0.0) | 1 (100.0) | |
House status | |||
Owned | 17 (19.8) | 69 (80.2) | *0.015 |
Rented | 5 (55.6) | 4 (44.4) | |