Table 1.

Socio-demographic Characteristics of Spray Painters and Controls

Study factor	Spray painters N=120	Controls N=120	p-value
Age (mean±SD), yrs	32.68 ±13.84	33.87±15.48	0.530
Height in meters (mean±SD), m	1.68±0.06	1.69±0.05	0.478
Weight (mean±SD), kg	62.36±9.97	64.23±10.79	0.163
Years of work experience (mean±SD)	12.77±13.72	13.67±14.27	0.609
Average monthly income (mean±SD)	19867±23970	18375±21003	0.621
Current smokers n (%)	2 (1.7)	4 (3.3)
Ex-smokers n (%)	12 (10.0)	22 (18.3)	0.112
Non-smokers n (%)	106 (88.3)	94 (78.3)

Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation