Characteristics of the study population | Tannery workers n = 220 (%) | Control group n = 220 (%) | p-value |
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Age (years) | |||
18–40 | 62 (28.2) | 84 (38.2) | 0.063 |
41–60 | 116 (52.7) | 105 (47.7) | |
> 60 | 42 (19.1) | 31 (14.1) | |
BMI (Kg/m2) | |||
Underweight-normal | 117 (62.2) | 93 (52.5) | 0.039 |
Overweight-obesity | 71 (37.8) | 84 (47.5) | |
Educational level | |||
Illiterate | 74 (33.6) | 53 (24.1) | 0.018 |
Literate | 146 (66.4) | 167 (75.9) | |
Marital status | |||
Unmarried | 34 (15.5) | 29 (13.2) | 0.230 |
Married | 186 (84.5) | 191 (86.8) | |
Smoking | |||
Yes | 64 (29.1) | 46 (20.9) | 0.610 |
No | 156 (70.9) | 174 (79.1) | |
Biological hazards exposure | |||
Yes | 162 (73.6) | – | – |
No | 58 (26.4) | – | |
PPE use | |||
Yes | 56 (25.5) | – | – |
No | 153 (69.5) | – | |
Working area | – | ||
Humid area | 159 (72.3) | – | – |
Dry place | 61 (27.7) | – | |
History of clinical conditions | |||
Diabetes | 11 (5.0) | 21 (9.5) | 0.049 |
High blood pressure (HBP) | 34 (15.5) | 20 (9.1) | 0.029 |