Table 2.
Characteristics of the population who provided a blood sample by area of residence
|
Variables |
Area 1 |
Area 2 |
Area 3 |
Area 4 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
|
TOTAL |
30 (100) |
52 (100) |
47 (100) |
117 (100) |
246 (100) |
|
Sex | |||||
| Males |
17 (56.7) |
25 (48.1) |
24 (51.1) |
61 (52.1) |
127 (51.6) |
| Females |
13 (43.3) |
27 (51.9) |
23 (48.9) |
56 (47.9) |
119 (48.4) |
|
Age group (years) | |||||
| 25-34 |
4 (13.3) |
12 (23.1) |
6 (12.8) |
27 (23.1) |
49 (19.9) |
| 35-44 |
9 (30.0) |
12 (23.1) |
14 (29.8) |
29 (24.8) |
64 (26.0) |
| 45-54 |
6 (20.0) |
13 (25.0) |
9 (19.1) |
27 (23.1) |
55 (22.4) |
| 55-64 |
11 (36.7) |
15 (28.8) |
18 (38.3) |
34 (29.1) |
78 (31.7) |
|
Level of education | |||||
| Primary school |
9 (30.0) |
19 (36.5) |
20 (42.5) |
75 (61.5) |
120 (48.8) |
| High school |
18 (60.0) |
30 (57.7) |
21 (44.7) |
39 (33.3) |
108 (43.9) |
| University degree |
3 (10.0) |
3 (5.77) |
6 (12.8) |
6 (5.13) |
18 (7.32) |
|
Smoking | |||||
| Never |
14 (46.7) |
23 (44.2) |
19 (40.4) |
78 (66.7) |
134 (54.5) |
| Yes |
16 (53.3) |
29 (55.8) |
28 (59.6) |
39 (33.3) |
112 (45.5) |
|
Distance from the river | |||||
| > 5 km |
22 (73.3) |
6 (11.5) |
0 (0.0) |
4 (3.4) |
32 (13.0) |
| > 2–5 km |
5 (16.7) |
22 (42.3) |
4 (8.5) |
4 (3.4) |
35 (14.2) |
| 1-2 km |
1 (3.3) |
16 (30.8) |
17 (36.2) |
42 (35.9) |
76 (30.9) |
| 500 m-1 km |
0 (0.0) |
5 (9.6) |
19 (40.4) |
37 (31.6) |
61 (24.8) |
| < 500 m |
2 (6.7) |
3 (5.8) |
7 (14.9) |
30 (25.6) |
42 (17.1) |
|
Use of well water* | |||||
| No |
29 (96.7) |
46 (88.5) |
45 (95.7) |
31 (26.5) |
151 (61.4) |
| For drinking |
1 (3.3) |
1 (1.9) |
0 (0.0) |
28 (23.9) |
30 (12.2) |
| For cooking |
0 (0.0) |
6 (11.5) |
2 (4.3) |
69 (59.0) |
77 (31.3) |
| For personal cleaning |
0 (0.0) |
5 (9.6) |
0 (0.0) |
81 (69.2) |
86 (35.0) |
| Someone else’s well |
1 (3.3) |
0 (0.0) |
0 (0.0) |
3 (2.6) |
4 (1.6) |
| Any use |
1 (3.3) |
6 (11.5) |
2 (4.3) |
86 (73.5) |
95 (38.6) |
|
Provenience of food | |||||
| Commercial |
11 (36.7) |
16 (30.8) |
24 (51.1) |
14 (12.0) |
65 (26.4) |
| Local |
10 (33.3) |
25 (48.1) |
19 (40.4) |
55 (47.0) |
109 (44.3) |
| Own production | 9 (30.0) | 11 (21.2) | 4 (8.5) | 48 (41.0) | 72 (29.3) |
Area 1: reference; Area 2: Colleferro urban/rural; Area 3: industrial; Area 4: river.
* Responses are not mutually exclusive.