Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of the studied population including the total population-at-risk in the exposure zones and the total number of monthly events, classified by age group and gender
From: Health impacts from living near a major industrial park in Oman
Study population | Age Category | Gender | Exposure Zone | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
High | Intermediate | Control | |||
Total population at risk (%)a | ≥20–49 years | F | 3239 (26.7) | 3159 (35.2) | 2076 (31.5) |
M | 7607 (62.7) | 4498 (50.2) | 3233 (49.0) | ||
≥50 years | F | 576 (4.7) | 598 (6.7) | 616 (9.3) | |
M | 705 (5.8) | 712 (7.9) | 669 (10.1) | ||
Socio-economic indicatorsb | Mean ‘no education’% (SD) | 66.8 (21.3) | 52.9 (4.5) | 47.6 (9.7) | |
Mean ‘high educationc ’% (SD) | 1.7 (2.3) | 3.8 (2.4) | 10.4 (13.7) | ||
Mean ‘employment’% (SD) | 83.4 (10.2) | 76.4 (3.1) | 67.7 (11.3) | ||
ARDd monthly visits (%) | ≥20–49 years | F | 11,814 (42.9) | 8892 (40.5) | 3595 (39.3) |
M | 9980 (36.3) | 9116 (41.5) | 3354 (36.7) | ||
≥50 years | F | 2830 (10.3) | 1802 (8.2) | 1160 (12.7) | |
M | 2889 (10.5) | 2146 (9.8) | 1035 (11.3) | ||
Conjunctivitis monthly visits (%) | ≥20–49 years | F | 869 (30.5) | 840 (32.7) | 275 (31.8) |
M | 981 (34.5) | 974 (37.9) | 256 (29.6) | ||
≥50 years | F | 415 (14.6) | 314 (12.2) | 155 (17.9) | |
M | 581 (20.4) | 439 (17.1) | 179 (20.7) | ||
Dermatitis monthly visits (%) | ≥20–49 years | F | 1105 (39.0) | 665 (31.0) | 404 (41.5) |
M | 963 (34.0) | 965 (45.0) | 260 (26.7) | ||
≥50 years | F | 333 (11.8) | 196 (9.1) | 118 (12.1) | |
M | 433 (15.3) | 320 (14.9) | 191 (19.6) | ||
Asthma monthly visits (%) | ≥20–49 years | F | 461 (33.9) | 502 (35.2) | 106 (25.4) |
M | 246 (18.1) | 271 (19.0) | 122 (29.3) | ||
≥50 years | F | 223 (16.4) | 216 (15.1) | 98 (23.5) | |
M | 430 (31.6) | 437 (30.6) | 91 (21.8) | ||