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Table 3 Distribution of the cumulative occupational exposure after segmentation

From: Influence of occupational exposure on hyperuricemia in steelworkers: a nested case–control study

Variable

Control group

Case group

χ2

P

Cumulative number of days of night work (day), n (%)

  

10.267

0.006*

 0

97(15.1)

143(9.5)

  

 0–1,972.80

280(43.7)

173(44.0)

  

  ≥ 1,972.80

264(41.2)

168(46.5)

  

Cumulative exposure to heat (°C/year), n (%)

  

24.525

 < 0.001*

 0

355(54.4)

277(43.2)

  

 0–567.83

158(24.6)

167(26.1)

  

  ≥ 567.83

128(20.0)

197(30.7)

  

Cumulative exposure to dust (mg/m3/year), n (%)

  

14.532

0.001*

 0

457(71.3)

394(61.5)

  

 0–30.02

96(15.0)

119(18.5)

  

  ≥ 30.02

88(13.7)

128(20.0)

  

Cumulative noise exposure (dB(A)/year), n (%)

  

0.886

0.642

 0

288(44.9)

277(43.2)

  

 0–1,660.68

181(28.2)

177(27.6)

  

  ≥ 1,660.68

172(26.8)

187(29.2)

  
  1. *indicates statistical significance