There is an error in Table 1. The values in the TWA, Median and Q3 columns of the Occupation rows should have commas instead of hyphens. Please see the corrected Table 1 below.
Table 1. Characteristics of the study population in relation to parameters of MF exposure (N = 130).
Characteristic | Category | N | Median (Q1,Q3) | ||
TWA | Median | Q3 | |||
Age | ≤20 | 13 | 0.68 (0.50,1.25) | 0.46 (0.38,0.52) | 0.63(0.48,0.72) |
20–25 | 49 | 0.85 (0.55,1.78) | 0.52 (0.32,0.82) | 0.82 (0.57,1.67) | |
25–30 | 47 | 1.00 (0.61,1.57) | 0.63 (0.43,1.08) | 0.97 (0.68,1.88) | |
>30 | 21 | 0.89 (0.65,1.31) | 0.52 (0.48,0.77) | 0.97 (0.63,1.63) | |
Education | Junior & below | 38 | 1.22 (0.59,2.09)a | 0.52 (0.38,0.93) | 0.93 (0.57,3.63) |
Senior to college | 45 | 0.87 (0.55,1.57) | 0.52 (0.38,1.52) | 0.77 (0.57,2.03) | |
College & above | 47 | 0.79 (0.65,1.40) | 0.52 (0.38,0.82) | 0.82 (0.63,1.52) | |
Occupation | Business serviceb | 82 | 0.85(0.54,1.40) | 0.48(0.38,0.93) | 0.77(0.57,1.67) |
public institutionc | 14 | 1.15(0.79,1.95) | 0.75(0.52,1.52) | 0.99(0.82,1.88) | |
unemployment | 18 | 0.82(0.51,1.85) | 0.50(0.43,0.72) | 0.68(0.57,1.38) | |
others | 16 | 0.86(0.66,1.60) | 0.60(0.52,0.85) | 0.91(0.68,2.26) | |
Disease history d | Yes | 31 | 1.00 (0.65,2.09) | 0.52 (0.38,1.02) | 0.93 (0.48,1.63) |
No | 99 | 0.85 (0.56,1.46) | 0.52 (0.43,0.97) | 0.82 (0.63,1.73) | |
Passive smoking | Yes | 80 | 0.88 (0.58,1.43) | 0.55 (0.43,0.95) | 0.91 (0.63,1.65) |
No | 50 | 0.76 (0.57,1.78) | 0.52 (0.38,0.97) | 0.77 (0.52,2.13) | |
Alcohol drinking | Yes | 50 | 0.73 (0.54,1.25) | 0.52 (0.38,0.82) | 0.68 (0.57,1.52) |
No | 80 | 0.94 (0.61,1.92) | 0.57 (0.41,0.99) | 0.93 (0.63,2.23) | |
Marital status | Single | 46 | 0.75 (0.54,1.45) | 0.50 (0.38,0.82) | 0.75 (0.57,1.67) |
Married | 84 | 0.94 (0.59,1.72) | 0.55 (0.43,0.97) | 0.91 (0.63,1.70) | |
Vaginal bleeding | Yes | 24 | 0.99(0.67,1.86) | 0.55(0.41,0.98) | 0.93(0.66,2.70) |
No | 106 | 0.86 (0.57,1.47) | 0.52 (0.38,0.97) | 0.82 (0.57,1.63) | |
First pregnancy | Yes | 28 | 1.05 (0.53,1.60) | 0.52 (0.38,1.35) | 0.88 (0.55,1.81) |
No | 102 | 0.87 (0.59,1.46) | 0.52 (0.38,0.88) | 0.83 (0.63,1.67) | |
Having a pet | Yes | 21 | 0.76 (0.56,1.32) | 0.52 (0.43,0.77) | 0.72 (0.68,1.23) |
No | 109 | 0.89 (0.59,1.58) | 0.52 (0.38,0.97) | 0.88 (0.57,1.67) | |
Interior decoration | Yes | 10 | 0.76 (0.54,1.25) | 0.52 (0.38,0.97) | 0.70 (0.48,1.27) |
No | 120 | 0.89 (0.59,1.70) | 0.52 (0.38,0.95) | 0.86 (0.63,1.93) | |
Total | 130 | 0.88(0.58,1.57) | 0.52(0.38,0.97) | 0.83(0.57,1.67) |
TWA, time-weighted average; MF, magnetic field
ANOVA, P <0.05; b including receptionist in company, or waitress in restaurant or cashier in supermarket; c workers in government or management department of social affairs ministry; d Diseases include reproductive tract infections, allergies and influenza.
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