Table 1 Characteristics of the participants according to the questionnaires filled in by the interventional radiologists (R) and control medical workers (C).
From: Effects of low-dose ionizing radiation on genomic instability in interventional radiology workers
Participants | R | C |
|---|---|---|
Number | 12 | 14 |
Age | ||
Mean | 45 | 44 |
Minimum | 31 | 30 |
Maximum | 68 | 64 |
Years of practice with IR | ||
Mean | 18 | 0 |
Minimum | 5 | 0 |
Maximum | 42 | 0 |
Sex | ||
Female | 1 | 2 |
Male | 11 | 12 |
Smoking | ||
Yes | 1 | 0 |
No | 11 | 14 |
Alcohol | ||
Yes | 0 | 0 |
No | 0 | 0 |
Occasionally | 12 | 14 |
Medication | ||
Yes | 2 | 1 |
No | 10 | 13 |
Illness | ||
Yes | 2 | 0 |
No | 10 | 14 |
X-rays examination | ||
Yes | 2 | 0 |
No | 10 | 14 |
Hormonal anticonception | ||
Yes | 0 | 1 |
No | 12 | 13 |
