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Mean systolic and diastolic blood pressure of brine workers and non-brine workers. |
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| Brine workers |
Non-brine workers |
p value |
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| Average systolic BP |
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| Males |
119.9 ± 11.7 (n = 238) |
122.8 ± 12.4 (n = 398) |
<0.01* |
| Females |
113.2 ± 16.6 (n = 46) |
118.3 ± 16.5 (n = 76) |
0.01 |
| Both sexes |
18.8 ± 12.8 (n = 284) |
122.1 ± 13.3 (n = 474) |
<0.01* |
| Average diastolic BP |
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| Males |
69.4 ± 9.6 (n = 238) |
72.8 ± 10.2 (n = 398) |
0.09 |
| Females |
71.1 ± 7.8 (n = 46) |
75.2 ± 10.3 (n = 76) |
0.02* |
| Both sexes |
69.7 ± 9.4 (n = 284) |
71.5 ± 10.4 (n = 474) |
0.01* |
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*Difference significant; Z-test and Student's t-test (two-tailed) | |||
Haldiya et al. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source 2005 4:13 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-4-13 |
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