Parameters | Â | Results |
---|---|---|
Age (mean ± SD) |  | 51.7 ± 8.8 |
Gender n (%) | Male | 101 (56.1) |
Female | 79 (43.9) | |
Education n (%) | Primary school or lower | 129 (71.7) |
Secondary school or higher | 51 (28.3) | |
BMI (kg/m2), (mean ± SD) |  | 24 ± 3.9 |
Smoking status n (%) | Yes | 21 (11.7) |
No | 159 (88.3) | |
Alcohol consumption | Yes | 74 (41.1) |
No | 106 (58.9) | |
Co-morbidities n (%) | No | 101 (56.1) |
Yes | 79 (43.9) | |
Respiratory diseases | 31 (39.2) | |
Other co-morbidities | 57 (72.2) | |
Distance between the house and agricultural area (km), median (P25th-P75th) | 2 (1.8–2.3) | |
Type of herbicide spraying equipment | Backpack | 7 (3.9) |
Pump | 173 (96.1) | |
Type of spray handle | High pressure | 6 (3.3) |
Normal pressure | 174 (96.7) | |
Length of spray handle (cm), median (P25th-P75th) | 82 (82–82) | |
Duration of glyphosate application (years), median (P25th-P75th) | 12 (10–20) | |
Exposure time (hours/day), median (P25th-P75th) | 3 (2–5) | |
Amounts of glyphosate use (liters/day), median (P25th-P75th) | 600 (400–1,000) | |
Intensity levels of exposure, median (P25th-P75th)a | 9.6 (4.8–14.4) |