Table 1 Characteristics in men and women aged ≥18 years old according to exposure from oil tank explosion
Men | Women | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Control n = 99 | Exposed n = 115 | P- value | Control n = 80 | Exposed n = 108 | P-value | ||
Age | AM (SD)a | 48.3 (14.3) | 48.2 (17.5) | 0.95b | 47.2 (14.9) | 45.3 (15.9) | 0.42b |
At work | n (%) | 81 (82) | 84 (73) | 0.13c | 61 (76) | 77 (71) | 0.45c |
Sick leave/rehabilitation | n (%) | 0 (0) | 3 (3) | - | 7 (9) | 8 (7) | 0.74c |
Disability pension | n (%) | 5 (5) | 8 (7) | 0.78c | 6 (8) | 6 (6) | 0.76c |
Retirement pension | n (%) | 9 (9) | 18 (16) | 0.15c | 7 (9) | 13 (12) | 0.47c |
Student | n (%) | 5 (5) | 3 (3) | 0.48c | 7 (9) | 11 (10) | 0.74c |
Others | n (%) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | - | 0 (0) | 2 (2) | - |
Years of education after lower secondary school | Med (Q1,Q3)d | 3 (1, 4.5) | 3 (1, 4) | 0.34f | 3 (2, 6) | 3 (2, 5) | 0.45f |
High occupational exposure | n (%) | 37 (38) | 37 (32) | 0.39c | 4 (5) | 11 (10) | 0.20c |
Smoking status | |||||||
Present smoking | n (%) | 25 (25) | 34 (30) | 0.54c | 11 (14) | 28 (26) | 0.047c |
Years | Med (Q1,Q3)d | 22 (14, 30) | 20 (10, 37) | 0.98f | 20 (20, 35) | 22 (10, 30) | 0.99f |
Present cigarettes pr day | Med (Q1,Q3)d | 10 (9) | 12 (5) | 0.37f | 10 (9) | 10 (5) | 0.82f |
Earlier smoked | n (%) | 39 (39) | 40 (35) | 0.74c | 30 (38) | 31 (35) | 0.56c |
Years | Med (Q1,Q3)d | 15 (10, 22) | 18 (10, 30) | 0.62f | 15 (5, 20) | 10 (8, 18) | 0.71f |
Never smoked | n (%) | 33 (33) | 41 (36) | 0,84c | 37 (46) | 48 (44) | 0,28c |
Cats or dogs at home | n (%) | 39 (39) | 46 (40) | 0.62c | 34 (43) | 50 (46) | 0.61c |
Building moisture at home | n (%) | 8 (8) | 8 (7) | 0.90c | 4 (5) | 9 (8) | 0.79c |
Floor carpets at home | n (%) | 3 (3) | 2 (2) | 0,66e | 4 (5) | 2 (2) | 0.40e |
Infection in the preceding month | n (%) | 36 (37) | 33 (29) | 0.23c | 25 (31) | 39 (36) | 0.46c |
Impact score > =22 | n (%) | 0 (0) | 11 (10) | - | 1(1) | 10 (9) | 0.026e |
Height (m) | AM (SD)a | 1,79 (0,06) | 1,79 (0,05) | 0.71b | 1,67 (0,05) | 1,66 (0,06) | 0.32b |
Body mass index (kg/m2) | AM (SD)a | 26.5 (3.7) | 26.9 (4.0) | 0.52b | 27.6 (5.5) | 26.3 (6.4) | 0.14b |
Phadiatop® positive | n (%) | 31 (31) | 22 (19) | 0.046c | 15 (19) | 25 (23) | 0.45c |