Table 2: Socio-demographic characteristics of the studied children (n=180) and its association with detection of organophosphate pesticides in their urine samples
Variable	Pesticides Detected, n (%), (n=84)	Pesticides not detected, n (%), (n=96)
Gender
Female	39 (48)	43 (52)
Male	45 (46)	53 (54)
Age (yrs)
7–9	50 (48.1)	54 (51.9)
10–12	34 (44.7)	42 (55.3)
Mean (SD) weight (kg)	26.4 (10.1)	25.5 (9.2)
Mean (SD) height (cm)	125.5 (12.1)	123.7 (11.9)
Mother's education
Primary and below	71 (45.2)	86 (54.8)
Secondary and above	13 (56.5)	10 (43.5)
Mother's occupation
Housewife	61 (48.0)	66 (52.0)
Fisherman	0 (0)	23 (100)
Office/Administration	4 (100.0)	0
Father's education
Primary and below	55 (43.0)	73 (57.0)
Secondary and above	29 (56)	23 (44)
Father's occupation
Agriculture	49 (69)	22 (31)
Fisherman	6 (13)	39 (87)
Office	6 (67)	3 (33)
Traditional craft/others	23 (42)	32 (58)
Father's occupational exposure to pesticides
Low	54 (40.6)	79 (59.4)
High	30 (63.8)	17 (36.2)
Median (IQR) household income per month (US$)	137 (114 to 228)	114 (68 to 182)
Use of pesticides at home
No	34 (39)	53 (61)
Yes	50 (54)	43 (46)
Parents smoking status
No	38 (45)	41 (43)
Yes	46 (55)	55 (57)
Length of residence (yrs)
<10	60 (47.6)	66 (52.4)
≥10	24 (44)	30 (56)