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Controls (n = 30)
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Farmers (n = 39)
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Mean ± S.D
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Mean ± S.D
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Groups
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Frequency of MN (%)
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Frequency of BNu (%)
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Frequency of MN (%)
|
Frequency of BNu (%)
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Age (years)
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26–35
|
1.01 ± 0.32
|
2.01 ± 0.73
|
6.65 ± 0.92*
|
1.50 ± 1.41
|
|
36–45
|
1.47 ± 0.58
|
1.67 ± 0.94
|
6.22 ± 1.90*
|
1.51 ± 0.19
|
|
46–55
|
1.57 ± 0.72
|
1.49 ± 0.86
|
8.01 ± 3.09*
|
1.33 ± 0.45
|
|
56–65
|
1.10 ± 0.14
|
1.85 ± 0.64
|
6.61 ± 3.21*
|
1.63 ± 0.74
|
|
Gender
|
|
Male
|
1.32 ± 0.55
|
1.85 ± 0.86
|
6.75 ± 3.01*
|
1.49 ± 0.61
|
|
Female
|
1.56 ± 0.70
|
1.32 ± 0.70
|
7.23 ± 2.43*
|
1.80 ± 0.83
|
|
Smoking status
|
|
Smokers
|
1.25 ± 0.41
|
1.99 ± 1.08
|
6.82 ± 2.65*
|
1.39 ± 0.62
|
|
Non-smokers
|
1.45 ± 0.66
|
1.56 ± 0.71
|
6.83 ± 3.15*
|
1.65 ± 0.65
|
|
BMI
|
|
Underweight
|
-
|
-
|
6.89 ± 3.04
|
1.49 ± 0.80
|
|
Normal
|
1.54 ± 0.61
|
1.59 ± 1.19
|
7.83 ± 3.19*
|
1.43 ± 0.77
|
|
Pre-obese
|
1.22 ± 0.47
|
1.72 ± 0.62
|
6.22 ± 2.58*
|
1.58 ± 0.57
|
|
Obese grade 1
|
1.66 ± 0.31
|
1.30 ± 0.61
|
6.25 ± 4.74
|
1.85 ± 0.35
|
|
Obese grade 2
|
1.57 ± 1.25
|
2.23 ± 0.91
|
-
|
-
|
|
Duration of employment (years)
|
|
1–10
|
1.39 ± 0.50
|
1.74 ± 0.99
|
7.04 ± 2.39*
|
1.34 ± 0.61
|
|
11–20
|
1.21 ± 0.64
|
1.74 ± 0.72
|
6.14 ± 3.02*
|
1.54 ± 0.42
|
|
21–30
|
1.67 ± 0.83
|
1.56 ± 0.93
|
5.80 ± 2.06*
|
1.76 ± 0.48
|
|
31–40
|
1.25 ± 0.53
|
1.63 ± 0.52
|
7.32 ± 4.20*
|
1.29 ± 0.88
|
|
41–50
|
-
|
-
|
8.82 ± 3.71
|
1.71 ± 1.08
|
|
Total
|
1.39 ± 0.60
|
1.69 ± 0.84
|
6.83 ± 2.91*
|
1.54 ± 0.64
|
- *Farmers versus controls (p < 0.05)
