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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study subjects

From: Medical thoracoscopy for exudative pleural effusion: an eight-year experience from a country with a young population

Characteristic

n (%)

Mean age

33.3 ± 12.1

Gender (n = 407)

 Male

357 (87.7)

 Female

50 (12.3)

Ethnicity (n = 407)

 Indian Sub-continent

295 (72.5)

 Philippines

29 (7.1)

 Middle east

35 (8.6)

 African

36 (8.8)

 Othersa

12 (3)

Occupation (n = 325)

 Unskilled

197 (48)

 Semiskilled

76 (19)

 Skilled

31 (8)

 Othersb

21 (5)

  1. aOthers - Iran, Thailand, Europe, Unknown
  2. bOthers - Housewife, retired, student