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Table 1 Profile of study groups

From: Prevalence, predictors and economic burden of morbidities among waste-pickers of Mumbai, India: a cross-sectional study

Characteristic

Waste-pickers (n = 200)

Comparison group (n = 103)

Age of workers

 Below 35 years

53.0

47.6

 35 & above

47.0

52.4

 Mean ± SD

34.0 ± 10.2

35.5 ± 10.3

Duration of stay in the community

 Below 15 years

29.5

43.7

 15 & above

70.5

56.3

 Mean ± SD

18.7 ± 9.7

15.2 ± 8.8

Working years

 Below 10 yrs.

41.5

37.9

 10 & above

58.5

62.1

 Mean ± SD

11.2 ± 6.7

11.7 ± 7.4