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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the study population

From: Welding fume exposure is associated with inflammation: a global metabolomics profiling study

Characteristic

Mean ± SD or N

Sample size

52a

Sample collecting time

 Morning and afternoon

29

 Afternoon and evening

23

Age (years)

40.91 ± 12.22

Welding time (hours/month)

33.06 ± 25.51

BMI (kg/m2)

28.43 ± 5.41

Weight (kg)

89.53 ± 17.89

Height (m)

1.77 ± 0.08

Gender

 Male

50

 Female

1

Race

 Caucasian

43

 African American

4

 Asian

2

 Hispanic

2

Current smoker

 Yes

21

 No

30

Medical history

 Diabetes

4

 High blood pressure

5

 Irregular heart arrhythmia

2

 High cholesterol hyperlipidemia

7

  1. aBaseline information of one sample was missing