Mortality rate of people exposed to Mustard Gas during Iran-Iraq war in Sardasht, Iran: a 32 years retrospective cohort study

Table 1 Basic characteristics of people exposed to MG in Sardasht, Iran

				Frequency	Relative frequency
Age at exposure time		Under 20		487	40.5
		20–40		543	45.1
		Above 40		173	14.4
Sex		Male		728	60.5
Sex		Female		475	39.5
Severity of late complications in different organ	Lung	No symptom		378	31.4
		Mild		633	52.6
		Moderate		169	14
		Severe		23	2
	Skin	No symptom		916	76.1
		Mild		238	19.8
		Moderate		43	3.6
		Severe		6	0.5
	Eye	No symptom		994	82.6
		Mild		198	16.5
		Moderate		10	0.8
		Severe		1	0.1
Evacuation and hospital admission status		EA		416	34.6
Evacuation and hospital admission status		NEA		787	65.4
Current health status		Alive		1055	87.69
		Dead	Known cause	76	6.32
		Dead	Unknown cause	72	5.99

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