Table 3.

Personal History of Study Recruits in Both Groups

Variable	Cement Dust Exposed Recruits	Cement Dust Unexposed Recruits (Control)	p value
Smoking habit
Yes	9 (19.6%)	8 (17.4%)
No	37 (80.4%)	38 (82.6%)	0.788
Alcohol Intake	0 (0%)	0 (0%)	–
Drug History
Anti-Hypertensive	0(0%)	0(0%)	-
Anti -Diabetic	0(0%)	0(0%)	-
Broncho-dialator	0(0%)	0(0%)	-
Steroid	0(0%)	0(0%)	-
Vitamin Supplementation
Yes	1(2.2%)	3 (6.5%)	0.307
No	45(97.8%)	43 (93.5%)
Anti -Allergic drug	0(0%)	0(0%)	-
Iron Therapy	0(0%)	0(0%)	-
Chemotherapy	0(0%)	0(0%)	-
Anticoagulant	0(0%)	0(0%)	-

Notes: Data were expressed as frequency and percentage; total number of recruits: 92; number of recruits in each group: 46.