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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of the participants

From: High human exposure to pyrene (polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon) in Kinshasa, a capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo

 

Urban

Sub-rural

P

Number of subjects

220

50

 

Age, years a

31 ± 18 [6–70]

36 ± 15 [6–60]

0.55

  6-14, n (%)

56 (25.4%)

12 (24.0%)

0.83

  >14, n (%)

164 (74.5%)

38 (76.0%)

 

Sex:

   

  Male, n (%)

109 (49.5%)

21 (42.0%)

0.93

  Female, n (%)

111 (50.5%)

29 (58.0%)

 

Current Smokers, n (%)

79 (35.9%)

6 (12.0%)

<0.01

  1. aArithmetic mean ± SD [Range].