Table 1 Socio-demographics and renal characteristics of the study participants
Variable | Exposed (%) N = 61 | Non-exposed (%) N = 49 | p-value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (Years) | 35.77 ± 11.61 | 33. 96 ± 9.678 | 0.3838 |
≤19 | 2 (3.3) | 4 (8.2) | 0.2863 |
20–39 | 40 (65.6) | 36 (73.5) | |
40–59 | 17 (27.8) | 7 (14.2) | |
≥60 | 2 (3.3) | 2 (4.1) | |
Marital status | 0.0202 | ||
Married | 41 (67.2) | 19 (38.8) | |
Divorced | 2 (3.3) | 1 (2.0) | |
Single | 17 (27.8) | 27 (55.1) | |
Widowed | 1 (1.6) | 2 (4.1) | |
Highest level of education | 0.1684 | ||
Uneducated | 14 (23.0) | 6 (12.2) | |
Primary | 31 (50.8) | 23 (46.9) | |
Secondary | 16 (26.2) | 20 (40.8) | |
Ethnicity | 0.1382 | ||
Akan | 45 (73.8) | 32 (65.3) | |
Dagomba | 10 (16.3) | 5 (10.2) | |
Frafra | 4 (6.6) | 5 (10.2) | |
Grussi | 2 (3.3) | 7 (14.3) | |
Work duration (Years) | 14.72 ± 10.67 | 10.77 ± 7.305 | 0.0316 |
<5 | 9(14.75) | 11(22.44) | 0.3287 |
≥5 | 52(85.25) | 38(77.55) | |
Work duration(hours) | 9.39 ± 2.73 | 9.425 ± 2.27 | 0.942 |
Urine Protein(mg/dL) | 41.72 ± 68.34 | 0.6122 ± 3.00 | < 0.0001 |
Negative | 20(32.79) | 45(91.84) | <0.0001 |
Positive | 41(67.21) | 4(8.16) | |
Creatinine(μmol/L) | 2.24 ± 1.19 | 0.974 ± 0.184 | < 0.0001 |
eGFR(mL/min/1.73m 2 ) | 57.02 ± 29.57 | 120.4 ± 20.57 | < 0.0001 |
Blood mercury(μg/L) | 18.37 ± 10.47 | 2.90 ± 1.387 | < 0.0001 |