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Table 1 Demographic frequencies in Hobbs* and in a control community**

From: Cluster of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) associated with an oil field waste site: a cross sectional study

 

Exposed

Unexposed

 
 

No.

%

No.

%

P-value

Age Category

     

   18–34

35

37.63

37

28.68

0.85

   35–49

35

37.63

62

48.06

 

   50–64

19

20.43

28

21.71

 

   65+

4

4.30

2

1.55

 

Total

93

 

129

  

Race/Ethnicity

     

   Hispanic

44

48.89

5

3.88

<0.0001

   White

29

32.22

121

93.80

 

   African American

12

13.33

0

0

 

   Others

5

5.55

3

2.33

 

Gender

     

   Male

34

37.36

61

47.29

0.21

   Female

57

62.64

68

52.71

 

Ever Smoked

     

   Yes

35

38.89

52

40.31

0.83

   No

55

61.11

77

59.69

 

Education Level

     

   Less than 9th grade

6

6.45

0

0

<0.0001

   9 – 11th grade

22

23.66

13

10.08

 

   12th/Vocational/Some College

57

61.29

86

66.67

 

   College Graduate

8

8.60

30

23.26

 
  1. *a residential population exposed to petroleum products and other environmental contaminants
  2. **no known exposures.