Table 1.
Background characteristics of 65 drill floor workers and 65 referents at baseline.
| Characteristics | Drill Floor Workers AM † (Min–Max) |
Referents AM (Min–Max) |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) a | 30 (19–59) | 46 (30–69) |
| Height (cm) | 180.7 (169–196) | 181.5 (169–196) |
| Weight (kg) | 85.0 (60–126) | 87.4 (67–123) |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 26.1 (20.7–39.3) | 26.6 (20.2–36.8) |
| Years of work offshore a | 5.8 (0.5–32) | 14 (0–35) |
| Current smokers (%) | 31 | 23 |
| Current snuff users (%) | 39 | 15 |
| Oil mist (mg/m3) ‡,# | 0.18 (<DL–6.0) | - |
| Oil vapour (mg/m3) ‡,# | 14 (<DL–120) | - |
| MUDFe (mg/m3) ‡,☼ | 0.14 (<DL–2.4) | - |
† arithmetic mean; ‡ median; a p < 0.05; # based on 61 air samples; ☼ based on 58 air samples.