Table 1. Physical characteristic, personal habits and exposure period of study subjects.

Physical characteristics and personal habits	Controls (N = 77)	Pesticide sprayers (N = 166)
Age (yrs) [Mean ± SD]	37.28±14.13	38.12±15.39
Weight (Kg) [Mean ± SD]	52.76±13.54	51.32±7.56
Height (cm) [Mean ± SD]	164.24±7.53	163.94±6.16
BMI (Kg/m2)	20.03±4.34	19.08±2.48
Smokers [n (%)]	26 (33.76)	62 (37.34)
Tobacco chewers [n (%)]	23 (29.87)	41 (24.69)
Alcohol consumers [n (%)]	11(14.28)	39 (23.49)
Pesticide exposure (yr.)	0.0±0.0	17.91±11.68**

^**p<0.01.