Table 1 . Demographic and occupational variables in the study groups for female workers in a pharmaceutical factory in Iran .
| Exposure groups | ||||
| Variable | Non-exposed (N=207) | Low-exposed (N=145) | high-exposed (N=73) | P.v |
|
Age (year) Mean (SD) |
31.3 (4.64) | 31.8 (4.31) | 30.2 (5.74) | 0.063 |
|
Work of duration (year) Mean (SD) |
9.2 (5.02) | 8.6 (5.04) | 7.8 (4.78) | 0.109 |
|
Body mass index (kg/m2) Mean (SD) |
24.0 (3.29) | 23.5 (3.52) | 23.1 (3.17) | 0.067 |
|
Age of menarche (year) Mean (SD) |
12.7 (1.31) | 12.7 (1.46) | 13.1 (1.09) | 0.093 |
| Marital status N (%) | 0.481 | |||
|
Single Married Divorced/Separated |
36 (17.3) 165 (79.7) 6 (3.0) |
24 (16.5) 112 (77.3) 9 (6.2) |
16 (21.9) 53 (72.7) 4 (5.4) |
|
| Pregnancy history Yes (%) | 100 (48.3) | 69 (47.5) | 35 (47.9) | 0.775 |
| Use of OCP c Yes (%) | 33 (15.9) | 23 (15.8) | 11 (15.0) | 0.452 |
| Educational levels N (%) | 0.235 | |||
|
Guidance and high school High school graduate Associate degreea BAb |
14 (6.7) 76 (36.7) 29 (14.1) 88 (42.5) |
9 (6.2) 55 (37.8) 19 (13.3) 62 (42.7) |
5 (6.8) 27 (36.9) 10 (13.8) 31 (42.5) |
|
| Tea consumption Yes (%) | 132 (63.7) | 91 (62.7) | 45 (61.6) | 0.825 |
| Regular exercise Yes (%) | 34 (16.4) | 25 (17.2) | 11 (15.0) | 0.920 |
| Shift work Yes (%) | 46 (22.2) | 26 (17.9) | 10 (13.8) | 0.249 |
|
Standing duration (>3 h) Yes (%) |
49 (23.6) | 32 (22.0) | 15 (20.5) | 0.270 |
|
Heavy lifting (>10 kg) Yes (%) |
11 (5.3) | 7 (4.8) | 3 (4.1) | 0.381 |
| Perceived job satisfaction N (%) | ||||
|
Low Medium High |
100 (48.3) 72 (34.8) 35 (16.9) |
76 (52.4) 45 (31.0) 24 (16.6) |
38 (52.1) 23(31.5) 12 (16.4) |
0.943 |
|
Perceived job stress N (%) None Low Medium High |
14 (6.7) 64 (30.9) 99 (47.9) 30 (14.5) |
11 (7.5) 48 (33.1) 69 (47.5) 17 (11.9) |
4 (5.5) 25 (34.2) 34 (46.5) 10 (13.8) |
0.983 |
a An educational level between High school graduate and BA
b Bachelor of Science, cOral Contraceptive Pills