Description of the study population from the EGEA survey
| All* (n=176) | Women (n=131) | Men (n=45) | |
| Age, years (min–max) | 46.1 (20–77) | 45.3 (20–77) | 48.4 (23–76) |
| Asthma, n (%) | |||
| No | 108 (61.4) | 82 (62.6) | 26 (57.8) |
| Yes | 68 (38.6) | 49 (37.4) | 19 (42.2) |
| Jobs with expert assessment, n | |||
| Total jobs, n (min–max) | 327 (1–12) | 231 (1–6) | 96 (1–12) |
| 1 Job | 102 | 74 | 28 |
| 2 Jobs | 38 | 31 | 7 |
| 3 Or more jobs | 36 | 26 | 10 |
| Last job, n | |||
| Cleaner | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Auxiliary nurse | 21 | 19 | 2 |
| Nurse | 44 | 39 | 5 |
| Physician | 37 | 21 | 16 |
| Other (physiotherapist, dentist, pharmacy, laboratory technician, etc) | 64 | 42 | 22 |
| Smoking habits, n (%) | |||
| Non-smoker | 91 (51.7) | 69 (52.7) | 22 (48.9) |
| Former smoker | 48 (27.3) | 37 (28.2) | 11 (24.4) |
| Smoker | 37 (21.0) | 25 (19.1) | 12 (26.7) |
↵* 327 jobs with both expert and self-reported exposure estimates available.
EGEA, Epidemiological Study of the Genetics and Environment of Asthma.