TABLE 2.
Data on pesticide exposure of case and control women in the city of Santa Fe and surroundings.
| Variables + numeric encoding | Cases N (%) or median [IQR] (ND: Not detected) |
Controls N (%) or median [IQR] (ND: Not detected) |
P-value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Urinary levels of GLY (µg GLY/g creatinine) | 0.30 [0.25–0.36] | 0.33 [0.17–0.86] | 0.395 |
| Urinary levels of AMPA | ND | ND | |
| Residence near agricultural fields | <0.001 | ||
| No (0) | 10 (33.3%) | 46 (76.7%) | |
| Yes (1) | 20 (66.7%) | 14 (23.3%) | |
| Rural labor tasks | 0.097 | ||
| No (0) | 11 (68.8%) | 38 (90.5%) | |
| Yes (1) | 5 (31.2%) | 4 (9.5%) | |
| Use of agrochemicals | 0.696 | ||
| No (0) | 13 (81.2%) | 36 (85.7%) | |
| Yes (1) | 3 (18.8%) | 6 (14.3%) | |
| Application of pesticides at home | 0.720 | ||
| No (0) | 12 (75.0%) | 34 (81.0%) | |
| Yes (1) | 4 (25.0%) | 8 (19.0%) | |
| Family members working with pesticides | 0.030 | ||
| No (0) Yes (1) |
11 (68.8%) 5 (31.2%) |
39 (92.9%) 3 (7.1%) |