Characteristic | N | % | Mean ± SD |
---|---|---|---|
Gender (237)a | |||
Female | 184 | 77.6 | |
Male | 53 | 22.4 | |
Age, years (237)a | 35.9 ± 9.8 | ||
≤ 30 | 85 | 35.9 | |
31–40 | 87 | 36.7 | |
> 40 | 65 | 27.4 | |
Marital status (213)a | |||
Single/separated/divorced | 123 | 57.7 | |
Married/cohabitant | 90 | 42.3 | |
Smoking status (237)a | |||
Never smoker | 191 | 80.6 | |
Current smoker | 30 | 12.7 | |
Past-smoker | 16 | 6.7 | |
Employment status (236)a | |||
Temporary workers | 119 | 50.4 | |
Permanent workers | 117 | 49.6 | |
Laboratory site (237)a | |||
University of Catanzaro | 157 | 66.2 | |
University of Cosenza | 80 | 33.8 | |
Number of months working in the attended lab (235)a | 74.4 ± 82 | ||
≤ 24 | 92 | 39.1 | |
25–48 | 46 | 19.6 | |
49–120 | 42 | 17.9 | |
> 120 | 55 | 23.4 | |
Number of hazardous chemicals used in the attended lab (237)a | |||
≤ 5 | 97 | 46.0 | 6.6 ± 3.3 |
6–10 | 109 | 46.0 | |
> 10 | 31 | 13.1 | |
Working experience in other labs (237)a | |||
Yes | 127 | 53.6 | |
No | 110 | 46.4 | |
Chronic health conditions (237)ab | |||
No | 118 | 49.8 | |
Yes | 119 | 50.2 | |
Allergies | 71 | 59.7 | |
Cephalalgia | 52 | 43.7 | |
Dysmetabolic diseases | 15 | 12.6 | |
Cardiovascular diseases | 4 | 3.4 | |
Respiratory diseases | 4 | 3.4 | |
Other | 14 | 11.8 | |
Visits to GP in the previous year (237)a | |||
Yes | 161 | 67.9 | |
No | 76 | 32.1 |