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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the Rafsanjan cohort participants according to CRD

From: Occupational status and chronic respiratory diseases: a cross-sectional study based on the data of the Rafsanjan Cohort Study

Characteristics

Total (n=9934)

Chronic respiratory disease (n= 259)

No chronic respiratory disease (n=9675)

P Value

Job class 1.no. (%)

 Employment

1294(13.03)

25(9.65)

1269(13.12)

0.013

 Homemaker and Unemployment

4145(41.73)

127(49.03)

4018(41.54)

 Retired

1077(10.84)

35(13.51)

1042(10.77)

 Self-employment

3416(34.39)

72(27.80)

3344(34.57)

Job class 2.no. (%)

 Copper miner

361(3.63)

11(4.25)

350(3.62)

0.119

 Pistachio farmer

1254(12.63)

22(8.49)

1232(12.74)

 Other

8317(83.74)

226(87.26)

8091(83.65)

Age-year.no. (%)

 35-44

3697 (37.22)

72(27.80)

3625 (37.47)

0.002

 45-54

3060 (30.81)

83(32.05)

2977(30.77)

 55-64

3176(31.97)

104(40.15)

3072(31.76)

 (Mean± SD)

49.94±9.56

51.76±9.56

49.89±9.56

0.002

Gender- no. (%)

 Male

4624 (46.55)

104(40.15)

4520 (46.72)

0.037

 Female

5310 (53.45)

155(59.85)

51.55(53.28)

Education-no. (%)

 <=5 years

3484 (35.09)

109(42.08)

3375 (34.90)

0.057

 6/12 years

4820 (48.54)

112 (43.24)

4708 (48.69

 >=13 years

1625 (16.37)

38 (14.67)

1587 (16.41)

 (Mean± SD)

8.52±5.05

7.84±5.29

8.54±5.04

0.03

BMI- no. (%)

 <25

2868 (28.89)

60 (23.17)

2808 (29.04)

0.001

 25-29.9

4070 (41.00)

95 (36.68)

3975 (41.11)

 ≥30

2990 (30.12)

104 (40.15)

2886 (29.85)

 (Mean± SD)

27.82±4.92

28.58±5.22

27.80±4.91

0.01

Physical activity

 (Mean± SD)

38.79±6.32

38.12±6.60

38.81±6.31

0.082

WSI

 (Mean± SD)

-0.02±1

-0.047±1.13

-0.001±1

0.464

Use opium- no. (%)

 yes

2345 (23.65)

62 (24.03)

2283 (23.64)

0.885

 no

7569 (76.35)

196 (75.97)

7373 (76.36)

 

Alcohol consumption- no. (%)

 yes

993 (10.02)

19 (7.36)

974 (10.09)

0.151

 no

8921 (89.98)

239 (92.64)

8682 (89.91)

Cigarette smoking-no. (%)

 current

1679 (16.94)

24 (9.30)

1655 (17.14)

<0.001

 never

7371 (74.35)

200 (77.52)

7171 (74.26)

 Former

864 (8.71)

34 (13.18)

830 (8.60)

Hypertension- no. (%)

 yes

2235 (22.50)

68 (26.25)

2167 (22.40)

0.142

 No

7699 (77.50)

191 (73.75)

7508 (77.60)

CVD - no. (%)

 yes

1031(10.38)

45(17.37)

986(10.19)

<0.001

 No

8903(89.62)

214(82.63)

8689(89.81)

 

Diabetes mellitus- no. (%)

 yes

1933 (19.46)

58 (22.39)

1875 (19.38)

0.227

 No

8001 (80.54)

201 (77.61)

7800 (80.62)

 

Animal Contact no. (%)

 yes

8727 (87.96)

228 (88.03)

8499 (87.96)

0.974

 No

1194 (12.04)

31 (11.97)

1163 (12.04)

 
  1. Abbreviations: BMI Body mass index, WSI Wealth score index, CVD Cardiovascular disease