Table 1.
Descriptive analysis of the sociodemographic characteristics of gasoline station workers (occupationally exposed to VOCs) and office workers (comparison group) in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 2015–2017.
| Variables | Office workers1 (n = 100) | Gasoline station workers2 (n = 275) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Convenience store workers (n = 94) | Filling station attendants (n = 181) | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 46 (46.0) | 28 (29.8) | 161 (89.0) |
| Female | 54 (54.0) | 66 (70.2) | 20 (11.0) |
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| Age | |||
| Median (min; max) | 39 (20; 60) | 29 (20; 67) | 37 (20; 70) |
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| Smoking | |||
| Nonsmoker | 86 (86.0) | 72 (76.6) | 115 (63.5) |
| Ex-smoker | 8 (8.0) | 15 (16.0) | 31 (17.1) |
| Smoker | 6 (6.0) | 7 (7.4) | 35 (19.3) |
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| Alcohol consumption | |||
| No | 34 (34.0) | 40 (42.6) | 58 (32.0) |
| Yes | 66 (66.0) | 54 (57.4) | 123 (68.0) |
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| Processed food consumption | |||
| No | 8 (8.0) | 4 (4.3) | 11 (6.1) |
| Rarely | 9 (9.0) | 3 (3.2) | 10 (5.5) |
| 1-2 times a week | 20 (20.0) | 29 (30.9) | 59 (32.6) |
| 3–6 times a week | 14 (14.0) | 20 (21.3) | 37 (20.4) |
| Daily | 48 (48.0) | 37 (39.4) | 61 (33.7) |
| Could not answer | 1 (1.0) | 1 (1.1) | 3 (1.7) |
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| Working time (years) | |||
| ≤9 | 57 (57.0) | 83 (88.3) | 136 (75.1) |
| 9 < X ≤ 20 | 13 (13.0) | 9 (9.6) | 21 (11.6) |
| >20 | 5 (5.0) | 0 (0.0) | 24 (13.3) |
| Could not answer | 25 (25.0) | 2 (2.1) | 0 (0.0) |
1Not occupationally exposed to toluene and xylene. 2Occupationally exposed to toluene and xylene.