Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of the Tet and control groups
| All (n = 127) | Tet (n = 57) | Control (n = 70) | P-Value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age(yrs) | 55.3 ± 7.4 | 55.4 ± 8.4 | 55.4 ± 6.6 | 0.970 | ||||
| Smoking status (pack-years)n(%) | ||||||||
| 0 | 28(23.5) | 15(26.8) | 13(20.6) | |||||
| 1–19 | 31(26.1) | 14(25.0) | 17(27.0) | |||||
| ≥ 20 | 60(50.4) | 27(45.0) | 33(55.0) | 0.732 | ||||
| Worked as a driller n(%) | ||||||||
| Yes | 92(72.4) | 38(66.7) | 54(77.8) | |||||
| No | 34(27.6) | 19(33.3) | 16(22.2) | 0.145 | ||||
| Exposure duration | 13.9 ± 7.6 | 13.6 ± 7.7 | 14.1 ± 7.6 | 0.680 | ||||
| Age at onset of dust exposure (yrs) | 24.8 ± 7.6 | 25.0 ± 7.3 | 24.7 ± 7.5 | 0.806 | ||||
| Age at the end of dust exposure (yrs) | 42.8 ± 8.2 | 42.1 ± 8.2 | 43.4 ± 8.2 | 0.403 | ||||
| Diagnosis n(%) | ||||||||
| Coal Worker’ pneumoconiosis | 75/127(59.1) | 31(54.4) | 44(62.9) | |||||
| Silicosis | 52/127(40.9) | 26(45.6) | 26(37.1) | 0.368 | ||||
| Interval of follow-upon (month) [M(P25, 75)] | 13(12, 16) | 13(12, 13) | 15(12, 16) | 0.080 | ||||
Smoking status unavailable for 6 subjects