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. 2010 Jan 14;118(6):735–741. doi: 10.1289/ehp.0901416

Table 2.

Additional health and social behavior information [n (%)].

Yes
No
Variable Sensitive (n= 51) Control (n= 132) Sensitive (n= 51) Control (n= 132) χ2a
Chronic illness 5 (9.8) 15 (11.4) 46 (90.2) 117 (88.6) 0.002
Headache-proneb 24 (47.1) 25 (18.9) 27 (52.9) 100 (75.8) 11.9*
Taking medication 21 (41.2) 59 (44.7) 30 (58.8) 73 (55.3) 0.07
Electric shockc 15 (29.4) 23 (17.4) 34 (66.7) 109 (82.6) 2.99
Smoker 6 (11.8) 14 (10.6) 45 (88.2) 118 (89.4) 0
Consumes alcohol 41 (80.4) 108 (81.8) 10 (19.6) 24 (18.2) 0
a

Values reflect χ2 with Yates continuity corrections; p-values with or without this correction are very similar.

b

Missing data for 7 (5.3%) control participants.

c

Missing data for 2 (3.9%) sensitive participants.

*

p < 0.008 (Bonferroni corrected α = 0.008).