Table I.
Characteristics of participants
| Characteristics of participants | Millers (N=288) | Controls (N=188) |
|---|---|---|
| Anthropometric, clinical and work-related parameters | ||
| Average +/- Standard deviation | Average +/- Standard deviation | |
| age | 27,6±9 | 28,5±7 |
| seniority (years) | 4,8±5,5 | 4,9±4,4# |
| working hours (hours) | 12,1±1,7 | 14,4±6,2# |
| BMI | 22,1±2,4 | 23,3±3,6# |
| SBP | 140,3±15,9# | 126,1± 17,4 |
| DBP | 90±12,1# | 73,9±12,2 |
| Socio-demographic parameters | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | |
| civil status | ||
| married | 128 (44,4) | 88 (74,6)* |
| single | 158 (54,9) | 28 (23,7) |
| divorced | 2 (0,7) | 0 |
| widowed | 0 | 2 (1,7) |
| education | ||
| primary | 3 (1,0) | 5 (4,2) |
| secondary (incomplete) | 244 (84,7)* | 78 (66,1) |
| secondary (completed) | 41 (14,2) | 35 (29,7) |
| alcohol use | ||
| yes | 125 (43,4)* | 17 (14,4) |
| no | 163 (56,6) | 101 (85,6) |
| smoking | ||
| yes | 90 (31,5)* | 17 (14,8) |
| no | 196 (68,5) | 98 (85,2) |
IMC : Indice de masse corporelle; PAS : Pression artérielle systolique; PAD : pression artérielle diastolique)
Notes : #, valeur de P inférieure à 0,01 pour le test « T » de Student; *, valeur de P inférieur à 0,001 pour le test exact de Fisher.
BMI: Body Mass Index; SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure)
Notes: #, P value less than 0.01 for Student's ‘T’ test; *, P value less than 0.001 for Fisher's exact test