Table 1 |
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Demographic details of cadmium-exposed and controls |
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| Variables |
Cadmium exposed (N = 50) |
Control group (N = 50) |
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| Age (Years) |
42.9 ± 2.38a |
41.8 ± 3.45 |
| Work duration (years) |
13.5 ± 2.73 |
14.2 ± 1.82 |
| Body mass index (Kg/m2) |
26.4 ± 2.83 |
26.3 ± 2.95 |
| Smoking |
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| No |
43(86)b |
44(88) |
| Yes |
7(14) |
6(12) |
| Alcohol consumption |
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| Usually |
1(2) |
6(12) |
| Sometimes |
5(10) |
7(14) |
| Never |
44(88) |
37(74) |
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a Mean ± standard deviation b Number of persons Figures in parenthesis indicates percentages of subjects |
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Kalahasthi et al. Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology 2007 2:5 doi:10.1186/1745-6673-2-5 |
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