Table 1 Demographic characteristics of participants in the hotspot and non-sprayed areas
Characteristics | Hot spot area | Non-sprayed area | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | Mean ± SD Number | % | N | Mean ± SD Number | % | ||
Age (years) | 101 | 68.0 ± 6.1 (54–81) | 97 | 65.0 ± 4.8 (56–79) | 0.0461 | ||
PSA (ng/mL) | 101 | 1.38 ± 1.43 | 97 | 1.35 ± 1.41 | 0.8722 | ||
PSA (GM GSD) (ng/mL) | 101 | 0.93 ± 2.43 | 97 | 0.95 ± 2.21 | 0.8062 | ||
PSA >3 (ng/mL) | 101 | 14 | 13.9 | 97 | 9 | 9.3 | 0.3143 |
Height (cm) | 101 | 156.9 ± 5.5 | 97 | 159.3 ± 4.9 | 0.0012 | ||
Weight (kg) | 101 | 49.2 ± 7.6 | 97 | 52.5 ± 7.8 | 0.0032 | ||
BMI (kg/m2) | 101 | 20.0 ± 2.5 | 97 | 20.7 ± 2.7 | 0.0392 | ||
Alcohol habit (yes) | 101 | 46 | 45.5 | 97 | 49 | 50.5 | 0.4843 |
Smoking habit (yes) | 101 | 62 | 61.4 | 97 | 56 | 57.7 | 0.6003 |
Present job (yes) | 101 | 69 | 68.3 | 97 | 52 | 53.6 | 0.0343 |
Kind of present job | |||||||
Multiple choice (yes) | 69 | 2 | 2.9 | 52 | 0 | 0 | |
Farmer (yes) | 67 | 52 | 77.6 | 52 | 31 | 59.6 | |
Worker (yes) | 67 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 1.9 | |
Fisher (yes) | 67 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 1 | 1.9 | |
Teacher (yes) | 67 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 0 | 0 | |
Other job (yes) | 67 | 15 | 22.4 | 52 | 18 | 34.6 | |