Table 1.
General characteristics of the study population.
| Parameter | Reference group | Pesticide user | Total | P value |
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| Sample size | 32 | 58 | 90 | |
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| Age | 33.4 ± 7.4 | 34.7 ± 6.0 | / | 0.3454 (T-test) |
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| Education level | ||||
| Has not been to school | 2 (6.3%) | 1(1.7%) | 3 (3.3%) | P < 0.0001 (Chi-squared test) |
| Primary school | 2(6.3%) | 35 (60.3%) | 37 (41.1%) | |
| Secondary school | 5(15.6%) | 14 (24.1%) | 19 (21.1%) | |
| University | 23(71.9%) | 8(13.8%) | 31(34.4%) | |
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| Smoking cigarettes | ||||
| Yes | 9 (28.1%) | 6 (10.3%) | 15 (16.7%) | P = 1.0000 (Fisher's exact test) |
| No | 23 (71.9%) | 52 (89.7%) | 75 (83.3%) | |
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| Coffee | ||||
| Yes | 23 (71.9%) | 46 (79.3%) | 69 (76.7%) | P = 0.4451 (Fisher's exact test) |
| No | 9 (28.1%) | 12 (20.7%) | 21 (23.3%) | |
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| Alcohol consumption | ||||
| Yes | 29 (90.6%) | 51 (87.9%) | 80 (88.9%) | P = 0.5321 (Fisher's exact test) |
| No | 3 (9.4%) | 7 (12.1%) | 10 (11.1%) | |