Cases | Controls | |||||
No. | % | No. | % | X2 | P | |
Diabetes mellitus | 24 | 53.8 | 14 | 26.9 | 4.1 | 0.04* |
IHD | 28 | 53.8 | 9 | 17.3 | 15.1 | 0.000** |
Hypertension | 26 | 50 | 14 | 26.9 | 5.8 | 0.01* |
Stroke | 10 | 19.2 | 0 | 0 | 6.0 | 0.01* |
COPD | 18 | 34.6 | 19 | 36.5 | 0.4 | 0.8 |
Arthiritis | 20 | 38.5 | 18 | 34.5 | 0.1 | 0.6 |
Visual impairement | 40 | 76.6 | 18 | 34.6 | 18.8 | 0.000** |
Hearing impairment | 8 | 15.4 | 0 | 0 | 8.6 | 0.003** |
Chronic liver disease | 10 | 19.2 | 5 | 9.6 | 1.9 | 0.1 |
Thyroid disease | 6 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | 6.3 | 0.01* |
Anemia | 4 | 7.7 | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 0.06 |