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Table 3 Socio-demographic characteristics of the cohort members by arsenic exposure

From: Long-term exposure to low-level arsenic in drinking water is associated with cause-specific mortality and hospitalization in the Mt. Amiata area (Tuscany, Italy)

 

TWAa < 10 µg/l

TWA ≥ 10 µg/l

p-value**

Total

17,139

13,730

 

Gender

 Men

8400 (56.1)

6552 (43.8)

 

 Women

8739 (54.9)

7178 (45.1)

0.120

Mean age (years)

40.1

41.9

0.098

Socio-economic status

 High

9746 (57.6)

7183 (42.4)

 

 Medium

4594 (69.5)

2012 (30.5)

 

 Low

2687 (37.3)

4512 (62.7)

 < 0.001

  1. aTWA: time-weighted average arsenic exposure in the period 2005–2010
  2. ** p-value from χ2 and T-test