Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of cases and controls
From: A case control investigation of COVID-19 associated mucormycosis in India
Variables | Mucormycosis cases (n = 336) | Controls (n = 875) | p value# |
|---|---|---|---|
Age categories (in years) | Â | Â | Â |
 Less than 44 | 110 (32.7) | 375 (42.9) |  |
 45 to 59 | 157 (46.7) | 273 (31.2) | < 0.001 |
 60 & above | 69 (20.6) | 227 (25.9) |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â |
 Male | 232 (69.1) | 535 (61.1) | 0.011 |
 Female | 104 (30.9) | 340 (38.9) |  |
Occupation | Â | Â | Â |
 Unemployed | 112 (33.3) | 349 (39.9) | 0.03 |
 Employed | 224 (66.7) | 526 (60.1) |  |
 Education |  |  |  |
 Illiterate | 75 (22.3) | 114 (13.0) |  |
 Till 12th Standard | 185 (55.1) | 473 (54.1) | < 0.001 |
 Graduate | 60 (17.9) | 224 (25.6) |  |
 Post-graduate | 16 (4.7) | 64 (7.3) |  |
Daily life work in dusty environment | Â | Â | Â |
 No | 223 (66.4) | 704 (80.5) |  |
 Farming/gardening | 94 (27.9) | 129 (14.7) | < 0.001 |
 Construction sites | 19 (5.7) | 42 (4.8) |  |
Type of house | Â | Â | Â |
 Cemented house | 227 (67.6) | 690 (78.8) |  |
 Cemented house with thatched roof | 55 (16.4) | 76 (8.7) | < 0.001 |
 Cemented house with asbestos roof | 25 (7.4) | 47 (5.4) |  |
Mud house with thatched roof | 29 (8.6) | 62 (7.1) | Â |