Table 2

Characteristics of subjects at follow-up according to pesticide exposure

Characteristics	Pesticide exposure										Total (n=614)
	No (n=119)		Direct (n=336)		Indirect exposure				All exposed (n=495)
	No (n=119)		Direct (n=336)		Certain (n=107)		Possible (n=52)		All exposed (n=495)
	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%	n	%
Age, means (years)	54.3		55.1		54.9		53.8		54.9		54.8
Sex
Male	67	56.3	334	99.4	43	40.2	42	80.8	419	84.6	486	79.2
Female	52	43.7	2	0.6	64	59.8	10	19.2	76	15.4	128	20.8
Educational level
Lower	13	10.9	198	58.9	67	62.6	5	9.6	270	54.5	283	46.1
Certificat d'études^* and higher	106	89.1	138	41.1	40	37.4	47	90.4	225	45.5	331	53.9
Nationality
French	113	95.0	282	83.9	87	81.3	52	100.0	421	85.1	534	87.0
Other	6	5.0	54	16.1	20	18.7	0	0.0	74	14.9	80	13.0
Smoking
Non-smokers	59	50.0	110	32.8	66	61.7	19	37.3	195	39.6	254	41.6
Former or current smokers	59	50.0	225	67.2	41	38.3	32	62.7	298	60.4	357	58.4
Alcohol
No or moderate consumption	92	78.6	263	78.3	85	79.4	44	84.6	392	79.2	484	79.1
Excessive consumption	25	21.4	73	21.7	22	20.6	8	15.4	103	20.8	128	20.9
Psychotropic drugs
Yes	10	8.4	38	11.3	10	9.3	3	5.8	51	10.3	61	9.9
No	109	91.6	298	88.7	97	90.7	49	94.2	444	89.7	553	90.1
Depressive symptoms
Yes	4	3.4	23	6.9	5	4.8	2	3.9	30	6.1	34	5.6
No	115	96.6	312	93.1	100	95.2	49	96.1	461	93.9	576	94.4
Duration of follow-up, mean (months)	53.8		57.1		57.9		55.1		57.1		56.4
Interview during treatment period (May–August)
Yes	34	28.6	129	38.4	44	41.1	20	38.5	193	39.0	227	37.0
No	85	71.4	207	61.6	63	58.9	32	61.5	302	61.0	387	63.0
Acute poisoning
Yes	0	0.0	67	19.9	18	16.8	2	3.8	87	17.6	87	14.2
No	119	100.0	269	80.1	89	83.2	50	96.2	408	82.4	527	85.8