Table 1.
Demographic characteristics among radiologic technologists who ever performed or assisted with fluoroscopically guided interventional (FGI) procedures from before 1970 to 2009, US Radiologic Technologists Study
| Ever performed or assisted with FGI procedures (N=12, 571) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | N | % |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 3167 | 25.2 |
| Female | 9393 | 74.7 |
| Unknown | 11 | 0.1 |
| Race | ||
| Caucasian | 12059 | 96.0 |
| African American | 256 | 2.0 |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 93 | 0.7 |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 37 | 0.3 |
| Others | 115 | 0.9 |
| Unknown | 11 | 0.1 |
| Age at follow - up at fourth survey completion (yrs) | ||
| < 60 | 4097 | 32.6 |
| 60 – 69 | 6112 | 48.6 |
| ≥ 70 | 2351 | 18.7 |
| Unknown | 11 | 0.1 |
| Birth cohort (yrs) | ||
| < 1940 | 1175 | 9.4 |
| 1940 – 49 | 4325 | 34.4 |
| 1950 – 59 | 6935 | 55.2 |
| ≥ 1960 | 125 | 1.0 |
| Unknown | 11 | 0.1 |
| Cigarette smoking status at fourth survey completion | ||
| Never smoker | 6909 | 55.0 |
| Former smoker | 4562 | 36.3 |
| Current smoker | 898 | 7.1 |
| Unknown | 202 | 1.6 |
| Education | ||
| Grade school | - | - |
| High school | 38 | 0.3 |
| 2 years radiologic technologist program | 4754 | 37.8 |
| College | 4751 | 37.8 |
| Graduate school | 878 | 7.0 |
| Others (e.g. vocational) | 335 | 2.7 |
| Unknown | 1815 | 14.4 |
| Body Mass Index (kg/m2) at fourth survey completion | ||
| <25 | 4131 | 32.9 |
| 25 – 29 | 4466 | 35.5 |
| ≥ 30 | 3730 | 29.7 |
| Unknown | 244 | 1.9 |
| Parity at fourth survey completiona | ||
| Nulliparous | 2061 | 22.3 |
| 1 | 1422 | 15.4 |
| 2 | 3543 | 38.4 |
| ≥3 | 2200 | 23.9 |
| Menopausal status at fourth survey completion a | ||
| Premenopausal | 246 | 2.7 |
| Postmenopausal | 8746 | 96.1 |
| Menstrual are irregular or using hormones | 112 | 1.2 |
a
: Only included female radiologic technologists
- : Not available