Evaluation of Exposure to Toluene and Xylene in Gasoline Station Workers
Table 1
Descriptive analysis of the sociodemographic characteristics of gasoline station workers (occupationally exposed to VOCs) and office workers (comparison group) in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil), 2015–2017.
Variables
Office workers1 (n = 100)
Gasoline station workers2 (n = 275)
Convenience store workers (n = 94)
Filling station attendants (n = 181)
n (%)
n (%)
n (%)
Sex
Male
46 (46.0)
28 (29.8)
161 (89.0)
Female
54 (54.0)
66 (70.2)
20 (11.0)
Age
Median (min; max)
39 (20; 60)
29 (20; 67)
37 (20; 70)
Smoking
Nonsmoker
86 (86.0)
72 (76.6)
115 (63.5)
Ex-smoker
8 (8.0)
15 (16.0)
31 (17.1)
Smoker
6 (6.0)
7 (7.4)
35 (19.3)
Alcohol consumption
No
34 (34.0)
40 (42.6)
58 (32.0)
Yes
66 (66.0)
54 (57.4)
123 (68.0)
Processed food consumption
No
8 (8.0)
4 (4.3)
11 (6.1)
Rarely
9 (9.0)
3 (3.2)
10 (5.5)
1-2 times a week
20 (20.0)
29 (30.9)
59 (32.6)
3–6 times a week
14 (14.0)
20 (21.3)
37 (20.4)
Daily
48 (48.0)
37 (39.4)
61 (33.7)
Could not answer
1 (1.0)
1 (1.1)
3 (1.7)
Working time (years)
≤9
57 (57.0)
83 (88.3)
136 (75.1)
9 < X ≤ 20
13 (13.0)
9 (9.6)
21 (11.6)
>20
5 (5.0)
0 (0.0)
24 (13.3)
Could not answer
25 (25.0)
2 (2.1)
0 (0.0)
1Not occupationally exposed to toluene and xylene. 2Occupationally exposed to toluene and xylene.
