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Table 1 Comparison of general characteristics between tannery workers and control group

From: Prevalence of urinary symptoms and infections among traditional tannery workers in the Fez city of Morocco: case–control study

Characteristics of the study population

Tannery workers n = 220 (%)

Control group n = 220 (%)

p-value

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

  1. PPE personal protective equipment