Determination of Mercury Exposure among Dental Health Workers in Nakhon Si Thammarat Province, Thailand

Table 1

Descriptive characteristics of the exposed and unexposed subjects ().

Parameters	Exposed; ()	Unexposed; ()
Sex
Male	30 (24.2)	30 (24.2)
Female	94 (75.8)	94 (75.8)
Age (yrs)
20–30	40 (32.3)	20 (16.1)
>30–40	66 (53.2)	62 (50.0)
>40–50	16 (12.9)	42 (33.9)
>50	2 (1.6)	0
Cigarette smoking
No	94 (75.8)	46 (37.1)
Yes	30 (24.2)	78 (62.9)
Alcohol drinking
No	100 (80.6)	46 (37.1)
Yes	24 (19.4)	78 (62.9)
Dietary habit (fish or seafood consumption)
≤3 times/month	53 (42.7)	39 (31.5)
≥3 times/month	71 (57.3)	85 (68.5)