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Table 1 Baseline & demographics characteristics of patients in HAZMAT incidence

From: Challenges and health outcomes of the exposure to soybean dust in the harbor neighborhood of Karachi, Pakistan: a wake-up call

Variable

n (%)

Age in years

Mean (SD)

32 (± 13.5)

Gender

Male

319 (56%)

Female

255 (44%)

Occupation*

Housewife

20 (29%)

Salesperson

18 (26%)

Technical staff

15 (22%)

Unemployed

16 (23%)

Place of onset of symptoms*

Home

28 (41%)

Workplace

27(39%)

On the way

14 (20%)

Other person affected at home*

Yes

3 (4%)

No

66 (96%)

Other person affected at work*

Yes

2 (3%)

No

65 (94.5%)

Unknown

2 (3%)

  1. *69 patients were called as contact numbers were available, for the rest of the patients, contact numbers and medical records were not available