Table 2 Descriptive characteristics among controls by occupational exposure to pesticides
From: Occupational exposure to pesticides and endometrial cancer in the Screenwide case-control study
Never exposed No. (%)a | Ever exposed No. (%)a | p-valueb | |
|---|---|---|---|
Overallc | 190 (88.0) | 26 (12.0) | |
Age | 0.304 | ||
< 60 | 63 (33.2) | 6 (23.1) | |
60–69 | 61 (32.1) | 7 (26.9) | |
≥ 70 | 66 (34.7) | 13 (50.0) | |
Country of birth | 0.971 | ||
Spain | 175 (92.1) | 24 (92.3) | |
Other countries | 15 (7.9) | 2 (7.7) | |
Educational level | 0.183 | ||
Primary | 140 (73.7) | 23 (88.5) | |
Secondary | 34 (17.9) | 3 (11.5) | |
Higher | 16 (8.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
BMId | 0.489 | ||
Underweight and normal < 25 | 55 (28.9) | 9 (34.6) | |
Overweight 25-29.9 | 70 (36.8) | 11 (42.3) | |
Obesity ≥ 30 | 58 (30.5) | 5 (19.2) | |
Diabetes | 0.763 | ||
No | 164 (86.3) | 23 (88.5) | |
Yes | 26 (13.7) | 3 (11.5) | |
Hypertension | 0.530 | ||
No | 112 (58.9) | 17 (65.4) | |
Yes | 78 (41.1) | 9 (34.6) | |
Hypercholesterolemia | 0.467 | ||
No | 110 (57.9) | 17 (65.4) | |
Yes | 80 (42.1) | 9 (34.6) | |
Smoking | 0.278 | ||
Never smoker | 126 (66.3) | 20 (76.9) | |
Former smoker | 64 (33.7) | 6 (23.1) | |
Occupational exposure to solvents | 0.558 | ||
Never exposed | 128 (67.4) | 19 (73.1) | |
Ever exposed | 62 (32.6) | 7 (26.9) | |
Occupational shifts | 0.102 | ||
Never night shift | 157 (82.6) | 18 (69.2) | |
Ever night shift | 33 (17.4) | 8 (30.8) | |
Family history of gynecological cancere | 0.383 | ||
Gynecological cancer | 41 (21.6) | 6 (23.1) | |
Other type of cancer | 83 (43.7) | 8 (30.8) | |
No gynecological cancer family history | 64 (33.7) | 12 (46.2) | |
Age at menarche | 0.861 | ||
< 13 | 83 (43.7) | 11 (42.3) | |
≥ 13 | 98 (51.6) | 14 (53.8) | |
Hormonal contraceptives | 0.240 | ||
Never | 89 (46.8) | 9 (34.6) | |
Ever | 101 (53.2) | 17 (65.4) | |
Parity (number of children) | 0.066 | ||
Nulliparous | 28 (14.7) | 1 (3.8) | |
1 | 36 (18.9) | 3 (11.5) | |
2 | 85 (44.7) | 10 (38.5) | |
≥ 3 | 41 (21.6) | 11 (42.3) | |
Age at first deliveryf | 0.060 | ||
< 26 | 88 (54.3) | 18 (75.0) | |
≥ 26 | 73 (45.1) | 6 (25.0) | |
Menopause status | 0.103 | ||
Premenopause | 30 (15.8) | 1 (3.8) | |
Postmenopause | 160 (84.2) | 25 (96.2) | |
Postmenopausal hormone therapyg | 0.255 | ||
Never | 141 (88.1) | 23 (92.0) | |
Ever | 8 (5.0) | 0 (0.0) |