High Incidence of Moderately Reduced Renal Function and Lead Bioaccumulation in Agricultural Workers in Assin South District, Ghana: A Community-Based Case-Control Study
Table 1
Demographic details of participants.
Parameter
Cases N (%)
Controls N (%)
value
Age (years)
0.0152
19–29
5 (6.0)
13 (21.3)
30–39
13 (15.7)
10 (16.4)
40–49
34 (41.0)
20 (32.8)
50–60
31 (37.3)
18 (29.5)
Gender
0.8787
Male
56 (67.5)
42 (68.9)
Female
27 (32.5)
19 (31.1)
Education
0.2233
Primary
12 (14.5)
14 (23.0)
Secondary
53 (63.9)
31 (50.8)
Tertiary
3 (3.6)
4 (6.6)
Vocational
7 (8.4)
4 (6.6)
No formal education
8 (9.6)
8 (13.1)
Smoking
No
80 (96.4)
59 (96.7)
Yes
3 (3.6)
2 (3.3)
Alcohol intake
No
50 (60.2)
37 (60.7)
Yes
33 (39.8)
24 (39.3)
Boldface indicates that significantly higher proportion of the controls belonged to the 19‐29 age group compared to the cases.