Table 1 Baseline demographic portrait of the sample, the fraction of exposed patients and their HRQL scores
Overall | Males | Females | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
N, % | 221 (100) | 112 (51) | 109 (49) | - |
Age, years | 49 (37;60) | 39 (33;53) | 57 (48;64) | < 0.001 |
Education | ||||
Secondary school | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0.97 |
High school | 33 (15) | 16 (14) | 17 (16) | |
College | 82 (37) | 40 (36) | 42 (39) | |
University | 99 (45) | 52 (46) | 47 (42) | |
PhD degree | 5 (2) | 3 (3) | 2 (2) | |
Marital status | ||||
Single | 31 (14) | 21 (19) | 10 (9) | 0.06 |
Married | 170 (77) | 84 (75) | 86 (79) | |
Divorced | 20 (9) | 7 (6) | 13 (12) | |
Cigarette smoking | ||||
Never | 124 (57) | 32 (29) | 92 (86) | < 0.001 |
Former | 66 (31) | 53 (49) | 13 (12) | |
Daily | 26 (12) | 24 (22) | 2 (2) | |
Any occupational exposure | 130 (59) | 71 (63) | 59 (54) | 0.16 |
SF-8 PCS | 55.2 (48.7;64.7) | 59.1 (50.2;64.7) | 53.1 (48.0;61.3) | < 0.01 |
SF-8 MCS | 59.1 (50.0;64.8) | 60.8 (52.8;66.7) | 56.0 (48.1;62.5) | < 0.01 |
K-BILD total score | 85 (65;97) | 92 (67;99) | 79 (62;94) | < 0.01 |
K-BILD BA | 23 (14;28) | 24 (17;28) | 18.5 (13;27) | < 0.01 |
K-BILD P | 40 (31;43) | 42 (31;44) | 38 (30;42) | < 0.01 |
K-BILD CS | 18 (14;21) | 19 (15;21) | 17.5 (13;21) | 0.06 |