Characteristics | Affected population n = 66 | Non-affected population n = 234 | P |
Age | 37 ± 8.9 years | 38.2 ± 8.8 years | - |
Sex | Females 61% | Females 55.5% | - |
Family history of atopy | 54.5% | 32.9% | 0.001 |
Personal history of atopy | 51.5% | 30.7% | 0.002 |
Job tenure | 11.8 ± 9.7 years | 12.6 ± 9.2 years | - |
Surgical Speciality | 61% | 38.5% | 0.001 |
Mean number of hand washing/day | 8.5 ± 4.9/day | 6.9 ± 4.9/day | 0.017 |
Mean Number of borne gloves/day | 4.08 ± 4.37 pairs/day | 2.95 ± 3.6 pairs/day | 0.036 |
Mean duration of glove Wearing/day | 1 hours ± 1.3 | 0.5 hours ± 0.6 | 0.003 |