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. 2021 Apr 29;16:16. doi: 10.1186/s12995-021-00305-3

Table 2.

Individual characteristics of the carpenters and painters (all male)

Carpenters
N = 193
Painters
N = 72
Age, mean (range), (y) 40 (17–65) 46 (23–68)
Seniority in the occupation mean (range) (y)a 20 (0–50) 24 (3–54)
Tobacco use, N (%) 86 (45) 32 (44)
Diabetes, N (%) 5 (3) 1 (1)
Cardiovascular disease, N (%) 15 (8) 8 (11)
Hypothyreosis, N (%) 2 (1) 1 (1)
Rheumatic disease, N (%) 3 (2) 2 (3)
Injury relevant to hands, N (%) 47 (24) 6 (8)
Hearing impairment, N (%) 56 (29) 9 (13)

aData missing from 21 carpenters and 4 painters