Table 1.
Characteristics of GuLF STUDY home visit participants with acceptable pulmonary function test quality by work status (n=7,775)
| Characteristics | Workers (n=6,294) |
Non-workers (n=1,481) |
|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | |
| Age, years | 43.5 (12.7) | 46.7 (13.1) |
| Height, inches | 68.4 (3.6) | 67.8 (3.8) |
| Weight, lbs | 199.9 (47.2) | 193.0 (47.7) |
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| n (%) | n (%) | |
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| Gender | ||
| Female | 1281 (20) | 460 (31) |
| Male | 5013 (80) | 1021 (69) |
| Race | ||
| White | 3566 (57) | 828 (56) |
| Black | 2094 (33) | 468 (32) |
| Other | 634 (10) | 185 (12) |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 395 (6.3) | 102 (6.9) |
| Non-Hispanic | 5899 (94) | 1379 (93) |
| Smoking status | ||
| Heavy current smoker | 773 (12) | 170 (11) |
| Light current smoker | 1540 (24) | 322 (22) |
| Former smoker | 1292 (21) | 361 (24) |
| Never smoker | 2689 (43) | 628 (42) |
| Secondhand smoke | ||
| Yes | 1838 (29) | 431 (29) |
| No | 4456 (71) | 1050 (71) |
| Education | ||
| Less than high school/equivalent | 1214 (19) | 297 (20) |
| High school diploma/GED | 2141 (34) | 461 (31) |
| Some college/2-year degree | 1988 (32) | 436 (29) |
| 4-year college graduate or more | 951 (15) | 287 (19) |
| Employment | ||
| Working now | 3576 (57) | 749 (51) |
| Looking for work or unemployed | 1657 (26) | 362 (24) |
| Other | 1061 (17) | 370 (25) |
| Residential county proximity to Gulf of Mexicoa | ||
| Direct | 4554 (72) | 1044 (70) |
| Indirect | 443 (7.0) | 132 (8.9) |
| Other Gulf state residence | 1297 (21) | 305 (21) |
| Previous oil spill clean-up work | ||
| Yes | 522 (8.3) | 86 (5.8) |
| No | 5772 (92) | 1395 (94) |
| Previous oil industry experience | ||
| Yes | 1075 (17) | 237 (16) |
| No | 5219 (83) | 1244 (84) |
| Reported pre-spill lung disease diagnosis | ||
| Yes | 855 (14) | 240 (16) |
| No | 5439 (86) | 1241 (84) |
| Reported pre-spill diabetes diagnosis | ||
| Yes | 331 (5.3) | 121 (8.2) |
| No | 5963 (95) | 1360 (92) |
Abbreviations: GuLF STUDY, Gulf Long-Term Follow-up Study; SD, standard deviation; GED, General Equivalency Diploma
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Direct proximity is defined as living in a county directly adjacent to the Gulf of Mexico; indirect is defined as living in a county adjacent to coastal counties; other Gulf state residence is defined as living in a Gulf state further from the spill.