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Table 2 Socio-demographic characteristics of the study population

From: A preliminary study of mercury exposure and blood pressure in the Brazilian Amazon

 

Women

Men

Characteristics

n

Mean ± SD

%

N

Mean ± SD

%

Age (years)

118

34.4 ± 15.3

100

133

35.8 ± 16.2

100

Education (years)

118

4.1 ± 2.6

100

133

3.3 ± 2.5

100

Alcohol consumption

      

   Drinks

27

 

22.9

67

 

50.4

   No longer drinks

15

 

12.7

25

 

18.8

   Never drank

76

 

64.4

41

 

30.8

Smoking habits

      

   Smokes

25

 

21.2

50

 

37.6

   No longer smokes

22

 

18.6

28

 

21.0

   Never smoked

71

 

60.2

56

 

41.4

Ever suffered malaria

56

 

47.5

94

 

70.7

Body mass index

118

22.5 ± 4.1

100

133

22.2 ± 3.0

100