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Table 2 Comparison of pesticide poisoning by selected demographics *

From: Work-related pesticide poisoning among farmers in two villages of Southern China: a cross-sectional survey

 

Total N. of applicators

Persons with pesticide poisoning n (%)

Pvalue*

Total

910

80 (8.8)

 

Area

  

< 0.001

   Subei

510

62 (12.2)

 

   Sunan

400

18 (4.5)

 

Gender

  

< 0.001

   Men

559

34 (6.1)

 

   Women

351

46 (13.1)

 

Age (years)

  

0.578

   24-34

20

3 (15.0)

 

   35-44

150

15 (10.0)

 

   45-54

308

29 (9.4)

 

   55-64

324

27 (8.3)

 

   65+

108

6 (5.6)

 

Education

  

0.690

   Elementary school or less

526

48 (9.1)

 

   Middle school

340

27 (7.9)

 

   High school or more

44

5 (11.4)

 
  1. * χ2 analysis of the association between poisoning % and pesticide applicators demographics.