Table 6 Descriptive statistics of the 40 iron foundry workers included in the study
Gender | Male | Female | ||
38 | 2 | |||
Age | Mean | SD | Min | Max |
42 | 11 | 20 | 63 | |
BMI | Mean | SD | Min | Max |
29 | 5 | 20 | 41 | |
Employment time (years) | Mean | SD | Min | Max |
9 | 7 | 0 | 27 | |
Smoking | Current smoker | Ex-smoker | Never-smoker | |
10 | 11 | 19 | ||
Workplace | Factory A | Factory B | ||
20 | 20 | |||
Main worktask (n = 72 measurements) | Casting/molding | Core Making | Melting | Fettling |
19 | 9 | 12 | 10 | |
Shake out | Maintenance/ quality control | Other work in production | Administrative work | |
3 | 9 | 3 | 7 |