Research Article
Smokeless Tobacco and Its Adverse Effects on Hematological Parameters: A Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Sociodemographic characteristics of SLT users and nonusers.
| S. no. | Variable | Frequency | SLT users | Nonusers |
| 1 | No. of patients | 50 | 50 |
| 2 | Mean age (years) | 40.2 | 40.5 | Age range (20-85 years) |
| 3 | Gender | | | Male | 48 | 46 | Female | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | Occupation | | | Employed | 13 | 14 | Self-employed | 19 | 16 | Unemployed | 18 | 20 |
| 5 | Socioeconomic status | | | Upper | 2 | 1 | Upper middle | 8 | 7 | Lower middle | 11 | 12 | Upper lower | 17 | 16 | Lower | 12 | 14 |
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( : classified according to Kuppuswamy’s socioeconomic status scale 2018.) |