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. 2007 Nov 16;2:14. doi: 10.1186/1745-6673-2-14

Table 1.

Characteristics of the cohort of Alytus textile mill workers from 1978 through 2002.

Characteristic Male Female Total
Number of workers 5495 9155 14650
Person years 84196 167607 372018
Mean age of beginning of study (SD)* 28.9 (8.6) 31.1 (9.1) 28.8 (8.2)
Mean age of end of study (SD) 47.9 (7.9) 47.0 (6.3) 47.4 (7.1)
Mean length (years) of service, (SD) 12.0 (5.1) 10.1 (5.8) 12.3 (5.9)
Number of lost to follow-up (%) 128 (2.3) 179 (1.9) 307 (2.1)

*SD = standard deviation.