Table 5.
Spearman’s correlation coefficients between As-U and variables.
| Spearman’s correlation rank (ρ) | p value | |
|---|---|---|
| Age | −0.0966 | 0.5808 |
| Gender | 0.1648 | 0.3441 |
| Years of work | −0.0388 | 0.8248 |
| Occupational As exposure (categorized) | 0.5323 | 0.0010* |
| Dust at workplace | 0.1687 | 0.3325 |
| Noise at workplace | 0.4582 | 0.0056* |
| Chemicals at workplace | 0.2893 | 0.0970 |
| Paintwork at workplace | 0.0071 | 0.9678 |
| Fuel at workplace | −0.1894 | 0.2833 |
| Rice | 0.2170 | 0.2176 |
| Corn | −0.1778 | 0.3144 |
| Cereals frequency | 0.1008 | 0.5705 |
| Fish | −0.0113 | 0.9487 |
| Fish frequency | −0.1362 | 0.4731 |
| Shellfish | 0.0089 | 0.9595 |
| Beef frequency | 0.1188 | 0.5034 |
| Chicken frequency | 0.0752 | 0.6678 |
| Drinking - water bottled | 0.4031 | 0.0164* |
| Drinking – tap water | 0.3179 | 0.0628 |
| Drinking – well water | 0.1038 | 0.5529 |
| Cooking – tap water | −0.1038 | −0.1038 |
| Cooking – well water | 0.1038 | 0.5529 |
| Gardening | 0.2141 | 0.2168 |
| Carpentry | 0.2478 | 0.1512 |
| Mechanics | 0.1973 | 0.2709 |
| Paintings at free time | 0.2546 | 0.1400 |
| Solvents at free time | 0.0502 | 0.7746 |
| Pesticide at free time | 0.1417 | 0.4167 |
| Welding metals at free time | 0.2628 | 0.1272 |
| Heating wood | −0.1092 | 0.5389 |
| Heating electric | 0.0297 | 0.8677 |
| Heating fuels | −0.0733 | 0.6852 |
| Current smoker | −0.2196 | 0.2050 |
| Ex- smoker | −0.0940 | 0.5911 |
| Years smoking | −0.3046 | 0.0752 |
| Alcoholic beverages | 0.1417 | 0.4167 |
| Alcohol consumption frequency | 0.0347 | 0.8432 |
| Wine | −0.0220 | 0.9054 |
| Beer | −0.1520 | 0.4312 |
| Whisky | 0.1214 | 0.5381 |
*
Variables that showed statistical correlation with p value < 0.05.