Research Article
Burden of Self-Reported Noncommunicable Diseases in 26 Villages of Anand District of Gujarat, India
Table 2
Prevalence of substance abuse in the total population and genderwise (in adults aged 20–69 years).
| Substance abuse | Total prevalence (%) | Prevalence in females (%) | Prevalence in males (%) | value (chi-square test) |
| Any | 34.7 | 15.2 | 53.1 | <0.001 | Any tobacco | 34.5 | 15.2 | 52.7 | <0.001 | Oral tobacco | 27.7 | 14.8 | 39.8 | <0.001 | Beedi | 9.3 | 0.5 | 17.6 | <0.001 | Cigarette | 0.4 | 0 | 0.7 | <0.001 | Alcohol | 2.1 | 0.2 | 3.9 | <0.001 | Tobacco + alcohol | 0.6 | 0.000 | 1.1 | <0.001 |
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value is for difference between genders and is based on chi-square test.
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