Biomonitoring of Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) Activity among Smallholder Horticultural Farmers Occupationally Exposed to Mixtures of Pesticides in Tanzania

Table 7

Relationship between age categories and cholinesterase inhibition.

Variable

Age category of respondent

Less than 20 years

20–29 years

30–39 years

40–49 years

50–59 years

60 years and above

value

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Mean

SD

Cholinesterase inhibition (U/g Hb)

23.08

2.84

27.74

2.85

29.88

3.58

28.63

4.58

26.55

4.00

25.20

2.43

0.046