Characteristics of waste handlers
| Characteristic | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n* | Median | Range | % | |
| *Number of workers. | ||||
| †Non-smokers defined as never smokers and former smokers (smoking cessation >12 months). | ||||
| ‡Cigarette consumption. | ||||
| Gender, male | 31 | 97 | ||
| Age, y | 31 | 32 | 18–58 | |
| Duration of employment, y | 31 | 1.5 | 1–8 | |
| Atopy, Phadiatop positive | 22 | 36 | ||
| Smoking | ||||
| Current smokers | 31 | 87 | ||
| Non-smokers† | 31 | 13 | ||
| Pack-years‡ | 31 | 13 | 5–80 | |