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Table 1 Medical History of Cutflower Farmers and their Families (N = 102)

From: Pesticide exposure, risk factors and health problems among cutflower farmers: a cross sectional study

Disease

Past History

Family History

 

Percentage

Percentage

Hypertension

13.0

26.4

Diabetes mellitus

2.4

5.8

Ischemic heart disease

3.4

5.8

Kidney disease

2.9

5.3

Asthma

3.4

10.1

Allergy

6.7

5.3

Cancer (leukemia, osteosarcoma)

1.0

1.9

Endocrine (goiter)

1.0

1.9

Wife's Obstetric History (N = 380)

  

   Full term

88.4

 

   Preterm

5.26

 

   Abortion

6.3

 

   Congenital anomalies