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Table 3 Prevalence of abnormal radiograph, PF, BP and ECG in coal miners in 2016

From: Effects of occupational exposure to dust on chest radiograph, pulmonary function, blood pressure and electrocardiogram among coal miners in an eastern province, China

Variable

Radiograph n(%)

PF n(%)

BP n(%)

ECG n(%)

Sex

 Female

42 (3.2)

61 (4.6)

199 (15.1)

191 (14.5)

 Male

465 (4.1)

594 (5.3)

1806 (16.0)

1732 (15.4)

Age, years

 ≤ 30

9 (0.6)

25 (1.7)

178 (11.8)

110 (7.3)

 31–40

127 (4.5)

84 (3.0)

579 (20.7)

413 (14.8)

 41–50

232 (4.6)

311 (6.2)

815 (16.2)

841 (16.7)

 > 50

139 (4.3)

235 (7.2)

433 (13.3)

559 (17.1)

Years of dust exposure

 ≤ 10

158 (2.8)

132 (2.3)

778 (13.8)

801 (14.2)

 11–20

101 (4.5)

147 (6.6)

556 (25.0)

329 (14.8)

 > 20

248 (5.2)

376 (7.9)

671 (14.2)

793 (16.7)

Smoking

 No

206 (3.4)

206 (3.4)

1177 (19.5)

816 (13.5)

 Yes

301 (4.6)

449 (6.8)

828 (12.6)

1107 (16.9)

Drinking

 No

62 (1.8)

114 (3.3)

438 (12.8)

391 (11.4)

 Yes

445 (4.9)

541 (5.9)

1567 (17.1)

1532 (16.7)

Working types

 Ground auxiliary

207 (3.1)

323 (4.8)

758 (11.2)

867 (12.8)

 Tunneling

31 (2.0)

39 (2.6)

310 (20.5)

209 (13.8)

 Coal extraction

51 (6.4)

85 (10.7)

175 (22.0)

128 (16.1)

 Pulverized coal

117 (7.4)

71 (4.5)

283 (17.9)

416 (26.2)

 Underground auxiliary

101 (5.2)

137 (7.1)

479 (24.7)

303 (15.6)

Size of mine

 Large

331 (4.3)

423 (5.5)

911 (11.9)

1200 (15.6)

 Medium

90 (3.9)

117 (5.1)

493 (21.4)

326 (14.1)

 Small

86 (3.3)

115 (4.4)

601 (23.0)

397 (15.2)

  1. PF Pulmonary function, BP Blood pressure, ECG Electrocardiogram