Table 1 General characteristics of the study subjects
Characteristics | Total | Shark meat consumptiona | p-valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Shark consumption | Non-consumption | |||
Total | 753 (100.0) | 379 (50.3) | 374 (49.7) | Â |
Age (years) | ||||
  ≤ 29 | 103 (13.7) | 40 (10.6) | 63 (16.8) | 0.001 |
 30–39 | 351 (46.6) | 163 (43.0) | 188 (50.3) |  |
 40–49 | 231 (30.7) | 139 (36.7) | 92 (24.6) |  |
 50≤ | 68 (9.0) | 37 (9.8) | 31 (8.3) |  |
Sex | ||||
 Men | 666 (88.4) | 336 (88.7) | 330 (88.2) | 0.857 |
 Women | 87 (11.6) | 43 (11.3) | 44 (11.8) |  |
Smoking | ||||
 Nonsmokers | 242 (32.1) | 125 (33.0) | 117 (31.3) | 0.273 |
 Ex-smokers | 155 (20.6) | 85 (22.4) | 70 (18.7) |  |
 Smokers | 356 (47.3) | 169 (44.6) | 187 (50.0) |  |
Alcohol | ||||
 Nondrinkers | 245 (32.5) | 115 (30.3) | 130 (34.8) | 0.196 |
 Drinkers | 508 (67.5) | 264 (69.7) | 244 (65.2) |  |
Residential area | ||||
 Urban | 508 (67.5) | 189 (49.9) | 319 (85.3) | < 0.001 |
 Rural | 245 (32.5) | 190 (50.1) | 55 (14.7) |  |