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Table 1 Characteristics of study participants

From: Exhaled carbon monoxide: a non-invasive biomarker of short-term exposure to outdoor air pollution

Characteristic

Summary

Age (years) - mean (SD)

42.2 (8.4)

Income per day ($)a – mean (SD)

7.3(2.7)

Marital status n (%)

 Married

150(98)

 Unmarried (single or widow)

3(2)

Education level n (%)

 None

22(14.4)

 Primary school

75(49.1)

 College

21(13.7)

 High school

32(20.9)

 University

3(1.9)

Biomass exposure n (%)

144(94.7)

Exposure to tobacco smoke n (%)

51(33.3)

Any co-morbidity n (%)

29(19)

Abnormal Lung function n (%)

23(15)

  1. a1$ = 500XOF (Local currency in Benin)