Table 1.
Background characteristics of outdoor workers.
|
Questionnaire 1 (T = 0 weeks) n = 27 |
Questionnaire 2 (T = 16 weeks) n = 17 |
|
|---|---|---|
| Age (years ± SD) | 34 ± 9.7 | 36 ± 8.8 |
| Sex (males, n, %) | 25 (93%) | 15 (88%) |
| Smoking (n, %) | ||
| Never | 8 (29%) | 4 (24%) |
| Quit | 2 (7%) | 2 (12%) |
| Yes | 17 (63%) | 11 (65%) |
| packs/day | ||
| 0.25 | 1 (4%) | |
| 0.5 | 6 (22%) | 4 (24%) |
| 1 | 9 (33%) | 7 (41%) |
| 2 | 1 (4%) | |
| Skin type (n, %) | ||
| I | 2 (7%) | 1 (6%) |
| II | 2 (7%) | 5 (29%) |
| III | 19 (70%) | 8 (47%) |
| IV | 4 (15%) | 3 (18%) |
| Country of birth (n, %) | ||
| Belgium | 1 (4%) | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 (11%) | |
| Brazil | 1 (4%) | |
| Bulgaria | 3 (11%) | 2 (12%) |
| Croatia | 1 (4%) | 1 (6%) |
| Hungary | 1 (4%) | |
| Ireland | 5 (19%) | 2 (12%) |
| Lithuania | 1 (4%) | 1 (6%) |
| Poland | 3 (11%) | |
| Romania | 3 (11%) | 5 (30%) |
| Spain | 1 (4%) | |
| The Netherlands | 1 (4%) | 4 (24%) |
| United Kingdom | 3 (11%) | 2 (12%) |
| Job as construction worker | ||
| 0–1 year | 5 (19%) | 2 (12%) |
| 2–5 years | 9 (33%) | 5 (29%) |
| 6–10 years | 7 (26%) | 1 (6%) |
| 11–20 years | 2 (7%) | 5 (30%) |
| >20 years | 4 (24%) | 3 (18%) |
| Outdoor on workday (n, %) | ||
| 0–1 h | 5 (19%) | 1 (6%) |
| 2–4 h | 7 (26%) | 5 (29%) |
| >4 h | 15 (56%) | 11 (65%) |
| Work task outdoor | ||
| Scaffolding fitter | 5 (19%) | 1 (6%) |
| Fiber installation | 8 (30%) | 2 12%) |
| Paving | 2 (7%) | 3 (18%) |
| Crane operator | 2 (7%) | |
| Other | 10 (37%) | 11 (65%) |