Demographic features* of cotton and silk textile workers at last survey
| Cotton | Silk | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n (%) | Mean (SD) | n (%) | Mean (SD) | |
| *Calculated based on 346 cotton and 338 silk workers who participated in last survey. | ||||
| †Calculated among those retirees by last survey. | ||||
| Age (years) | ||||
| <40 | 74 (21.4) | 70 (20.7) | ||
| 40–49 | 115 (33.2) | 118 (34.9) | ||
| 50–59 | 63 (18.2) | 57 (16.9) | ||
| ⩾60 | 94 (27.2) | 93 (27.5) | ||
| Gender, males | 160 (46.2) | 199 (41.1) | ||
| Ever smokers | 123 (35.5) | 106 (31.4) | ||
| Retired | 165 (47.7) | 183 (54.1) | ||
| Years since last worked† | 6.1 (4.1) | 4.2 (3.9) | ||
| Smoking amount (pack-years) | 15.8 (12.9) | 14.4 (12.4) | ||
| Years working | 24.8 (7.8) | 28.5 (9.6) | ||
| Cumulative dust exposure, (mg/m3.years) | 17.0 (10.6) | – | ||
| Cumulative endotoxin exposure (Eu/m3.years) | 55315.4 (47405.2) | – | ||