Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of study participants
From: Emphysema prevalence related air pollution caused by a cement plant
Variables | LEG (n = 317) | MEG (n = 1,046) | Total (n = 1,363) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | Female | 194 (61.2) | 655 (62.6) | 849 (62.3) | 0.684 |
Male | 123 (38.8) | 391 (37.4) | 514 (37.7) | ||
Age | ≤59 | 98 (30.9) | 297 (28.4) | 395 (29.0) | 0.337 |
60–69 | 85 (26.8) | 325 (31.1) | 410 (30.1) | ||
≥70 | 134 (42.3) | 424 (40.5) | 558 (40.9) | ||
BMI | ≥25.0 | 113 (35.6) | 449 (42.9) | 562 (41.2) | 0.002 |
24.9–20.0 | 164 (51.7) | 525 (50.2) | 689 (50.6) | ||
≤19.9 | 40 (12.6) | 72 (6.9) | 112 (8.2) | ||
Residency period | ≤24 | 93 (29.3) | 296 (28.3) | 389 (28.5) | 0.720 |
≥25 | 224 (70.7) | 750 (71.7) | 974 (71.5) | ||
Smoking | Never | 213 (67.2) | 716 (68.5) | 929 (68.2) | 0.854 |
≤29 | 51 (16.1) | 155 (14.8) | 206 (15.1) | ||
≥30 | 53 (16.7) | 175 (16.7) | 228 (16.7) | ||
Firewood | Not use | 114 (36.0) | 570 (54.5) | 684 (50.2) | 0.000 |
Use | 203 (64.0) | 497 (45.5) | 679 (49.8) | ||
Income | ≥100 | 107 (33.8) | 330 (31.5) | 437 (32.1) | 0.461 |
≤99 | 210 (66.2) | 716 (68.5) | 926 (67.9) | ||