Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study participants
Characteristics | Agricultural workers (n = 288) | Control subjects (n = 288) | Total | p - value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
 Male | 154 (53.5%) | 168 (58.3%) | 322 (55.9%) | 0.240 |
 Female | 134 (46.5%) | 120 (41.7%) | 254 (44.1%) |  |
*Age (years) | 39.35 (9.00) | 38.06 (8.30) | 38.70 (8.68) | 0.074 |
Religion | ||||
 Muslim | 131 (39.2%) | 85 (29.5%) | 198 (34.4%) | 0.060 |
 Orthodox | 144 (50.0%) | 167 (58.0%) | 311 (54.0%) |  |
 Protestant | 22 (7.6%) | 30 (10.4%) | 52 (9.0%) |  |
 Catholic | 9 (3.1%) | 6 (2.1%) | 15 (2.6%) |  |
Marital status | ||||
 Single | 27 (9.4%) | 45 (15.6%) | 72 (12.5%) | 0.088 |
 Married | 242 (84.0%) | 227 (78.8%) | 469 (81.4%) |  |
 Divorced | 7 (2.4%) | 9 (3.1%) | 16 (2.8%) |  |
 Widow /widower | 12 (4.2%) | 7 (2.4%) | 19 (3.3%) |  |
*Duration of -employment (years) | 16.54 (9.04) | 15.39 (6.76) | 15.96 (7.99) | 0.085 |
*Height (meter) | 1.62 (0.07) | 1.63 (0.05) | 1.63 (0.06) | 0.118 |
*Weight (kg) | 56.56 (9.18) | 57.92 (8.25) | 57.4 (8.75) | 0.061 |
*BMI (kg/m2) | 21.36 (2.99) | 21.66 (2.75) | 21.51 (2.87) | 0.218 |