Altered Levels of Serum Zinc and Cadmium in Patients with Chronic Vesiculobullous Hand and Feet Dermatitis

Table 2

Comparison of epidemiological profile of cases and noncases.

Variables	Cases ()		Noncases ()		value
	No	%	No	%
Sex
Male	26	70.3	26	65	0.62
Female	11	29.7	14	35
Religion
Hindu	34	91.9	36	90	0.45
Muslim	2	5.4	4	10
Christian	1	2.7	0	0
Residence
Urban	9	24.3	15	37.5	0.21
Rural	28	75.7	25	62.5
Marital status
Married	29	78.4	29	72.5	0.55
Unmarried	8	21.6	11	27.5
Diet type
Vegetarian	14	37.8	16	40	0.85
Nonvegetarian	23	62.2	24	60
Occupation
Housewives	7	18.9	9	22.5	0.62
Farmers	4	10.8	7	17.5
Students	8	21.6	12	40
Businessmen	6	16.2	3	7.5
Labourer	3	8.1	3	7.5
Servicemen	6	16.2	4	10
Others	3	8.1	3	7.5

Chi-square test used.
value < 0.05 is significant.