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Table 2 Principal characteristics of the foundry worker cohort

From: Health status of male steel workers at an electric arc furnace (EAF) in Trentino, Italy

Cohort foundry workers

 

Workers ≥ 1 year (exposed)

Control group (office work)

Workers < 1 year

Workers studied

331

32

111

 Mean duration of employment (median)

8.6 (5.5) years

5.6 (3.1) years

<1 year

Lost to the follow-up

22 (6 %)

15 (31 %)

16 (12 %)

 Person-years

6731.0

491.3

2387.1

Average duration of the follow-up (range)

20.5 (1.2–30.8) years

15.5 (0.2–30.8) years

21.0 (2.2–30.8) years

 Mean age at entry

31.1 years

35.5 years

29.2 years

Observed deaths (n.)

29

1

7

 Not included

17 (exposition not certain) + 3 females

12 females

 

TOTAL

373

59

127