An Investigation for Heavy Metals’ Contamination in Farmers’ Fingernails: Case Study in Libya

Table 4

Description of the participating farmers.

Social demographic data		Number of participants farmers (N)	Percentage %
Age (year)	>30	127	100
Duration of working as a farmer (year)	>1	127	100
Pesticides and fertilizers usage	Yes	90	70.9
	No	37	29.1
PPE usage	Yes	28	22.0
	No	99	78.0
Types of plantation	Vegetables	59	46.5
	Fruit	30	23.6
	Grain	38	29.9
Smoking habit	Yes	72	56.7
	No	55	43.3
Blood pressure status	Normal	82	64.6
	High	45	35.4