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Demographic characteristics of 18 female dry cleaning workers in the study |
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| Characteristic |
Mean ± Standard deviation |
Range |
Percent |
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| Age (years) |
41 ± 12 |
22 – 68 |
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| Body mass index a |
28 ± 5 |
21 – 37 |
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| Race (white) |
72 |
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| Employment in industry (years) |
8 ± 5 |
1 – 19 |
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a BMI calculated as weight(kg)/[height (m)]2. Normal BMI for adult women is 19–25 kg/m2. BMI > 30 is considered obese [35] | |||
McKernan et al. Environmental Health 2008 7:12 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-7-12 |
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