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

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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