Table 1

Characteristics of the cohort of Alytus textile mill workers from 1978 through 2002.

Characteristic
Male
Female
Total

Number of workers
5495
9155
14650
Person years
84196
167607
372018
Mean age of beginning of study (SD)*
28.9 (8.6)
31.1 (9.1)
28.8 (8.2)
Mean age of end of study (SD)
47.9 (7.9)
47.0 (6.3)
47.4 (7.1)
Mean length (years) of service, (SD)
12.0 (5.1)
10.1 (5.8)
12.3 (5.9)
Number of lost to follow-up (%)
128 (2.3)
179 (1.9)
307 (2.1)

*SD = standard deviation.

Kuzmickiene and Stukonis Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2007 2:14   doi:10.1186/1745-6673-2-14

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