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. 2015 Jan-Mar;21(1):61–65. doi: 10.1179/2049396714Y.0000000090

Table 1. Participant characteristics (n = 300).

Characteristics Description Wood users N = 145 Other fuel users N = 155 P value
Age (years) Median (IQR) 53 (47.5–59) 49 (44–53) 0.000
40–49 45 (31%) 79 (51%)
50–59 66 (45.5%) 63 (40.6%)
60–69 26 (17.9%) 9 (5.8%)
≧70 8 (5.5%) 4 (2.6%)
School education 115 (79.3%) 152 (98.1%) 0.000
Smoking status 1 (0.7%) 1 (0.6%) 0.62
Pet animals at home 43 (29.7%) 81 (52.3%) 0.000
Knowledge of harmful effects of wood smoke 25 (17.2%) 77 (49.7%) 0.000
Kitchen location Indoor 0 18 (11.6%)
Outdoor 145 (100%) 5 (3.2%)
Both 0 132 (85.2%)
Cooking smoke exposure (years) Median (IQR) 40 (40–45.5) 35 (30–40) 0.000
Cooking smoke exposure (hours) Median (IQR) 2 (2–3) 2 (2–3) 0.31

IQR: Interquartile range.