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Table 1 Demographic Characteristics, personal habits, physiological profiles of study subject

From: Indoor air pollution and its association with poor lung function, microalbuminuria and variations in blood pressure among kitchen workers in India: a cross-sectional study

Parameters

Control

Kitchen workers (North India)

Kitchen workers (South India)

Non MAU

(n = 107)

MAU

(n = 38)

Non MAU

(n = 101)

MAU

(n = 132)

Non MAU

(n = 108)

MAU

(n = 78)

Age, Mean ± SD (Range)

31.51 ± 9.50

(18 – 60)

37.0 ± 12.30

(19 – 60)

27.82 ± 7.62

(19 – 51)

29.65 ± 9.45***

(18 – 58)

27.94 ± 10.58

(18 – 60)

30.78 ± 11.38**

(18 – 60)

Height (cm) Mean ± SD (Range)

166.34 ± 6.97

(149 – 180)

165.24 ± 7.23

(150 – 180)

167.82 ± 7.24

(150 – 187)

166.14 ± 6.83

(153 – 188)

164.52 ± 6.02

(150 – 180)

167.06 ± 7.23

(150.5 – 185)

Weight (Kg) Mean ± SD (Range)

64.83 ± 12.72

(42.4 – 109.5)

63.09 ± 16.96

(40.8 – 119)

63.16 ± 12.66

(43 – 98.4)

63.68 ± 11.08

(44 – 104)

61.48 ± 11.96

(42.4 – 103)

63.88 ± 14.15

(34.4 – 100)

Body Mass Index (Kg/m2) Mean ± SD (Range)

23.33 ± 3.98

(16.4 – 34.6)

22.95 ± 5.12

(16 – 37.6)

22.36 ± 3.93

(15.6 – 35.5)

23.06 ± 3.45

(15.8 – 34.1)

22.65 ± 4.32

(10.9 – 36.9)

22.83 ± 4.86

(11.4 – 39.8)

Smoking history n (%)

15 (14.02)

6 (15.78)

18 (17.82)

32 (24.24)

24 (22.86)

10 (12.82)

Alcohol consumption n (%)

24 (22.43)

14 (36.84)

17 (16.83)

18 (13.64)

57 (52.78)

37 (47.44)

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) Mean ± SD (Range)

123.35 ± 12.24

(100 – 154)

120.64 ± 10.81

(100 – 150)

123.43 ± 13.71

(100 – 160)

125.61 ± 12.49*

(90 – 156)

124.92 ± 14.96

(100 – 220)

125.69 ± 14.42*

(100 – 160)

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) Mean ± SD (Range)

81.87 ± 10.85

(60 – 100)

81.18 ± 8.72

(66 – 98)

83.01 ± 10.35

(60 – 112)

84.88 ± 10.45*

(60 – 120)

81.46 ± 10.79

(60 – 120)

83.95 ± 10.96

(60 – 116)

Pulse (beats/min)

Mean ± SD (Range)

82.78 ± 10.85

(56 – 116)

84.03 ± 13.67

(60 – 114)

85.07 ± 11.47

(58 – 108)

85.17 ± 13.88

(53 – 136)

82.95 ± 12.68

(58 – 111)

82.40 ± 15.45

(38 – 136)

Blood glucose (mg/dL) Mean ± SD (Range)

120.33 ± 60.57

(70 – 553)

122.33 ± 59.12

(68 – 370)

114.83 ± 22.49

(82 – 197)

120.35 ± 45.96

(68 – 536)

117.78 ± 35.52

(74 – 357)

134.91 ± 80.94

(67 – 490)

  1. All comparisons have been done among the MAU subjects in the three groups. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01, *** p < 0.001