Comparative Assessment of Blood Lead Levels of Automobile Technicians in Organised and Roadside Garages in Lagos, Nigeria

Table 1

Sociodemographic characteristics of respondents.

Variables	Roadside ( = 172)	Organised ( = 181)		Statistical analysis
	Freq. (%)	Freq. (%)	= 353		value
Age group (yrs)
20–29	9 (5.2)	12 (6.6)	21	8.4	0.14
30–39	51 (29.7)	62 (34.3)	113
40–49	63 (36.6)	71 (39.2)	134
50–59	33 (19.2)	31 (17.1)	64
60–69	13 (7.6)	5 (2.8)	18
70–79	3 (1.7)	0 (0.0)	3
Sex
Male	172 (100)	179 (98.9)	351	1.9	0.50
Female	0 (0.0)	2 (1.1)	2
Marital status
Single	7 (4.1)	26 (14.4)	33	17.2^**	0.00^*
Married	159 (92.4)	155 (85.6)	314
Divorced	6 (3.4)	0 (0.0)	6
Education levels
None	9 (5.2)	2 (1.1)	11	6.2^**	0.00^*
Primary/before secondary	115 (66.9)	4 (25.4161)
Completed secondary/technical	46 (26.7)	85 (47.0)	131
After sec.	2 (1.2)	48 (26.5)	50
Subspecialty
Mechanics	61 (35.5)	91 (25.1)	152	31.9	0.00^*
Spray painter	43 (25.0)	24 (13.3)	67
Panel beater	34 (19.8)	20 (11.1)	54
Upholstery	14 (8.1)	5 (2.8)	19
Auto electrician	12 (7.0)	22 (12.2)	34
Battery charger	0 (0.0)	3 (1.7)	3
Radiator repairer	2 (1.2)	0 (0.0)	2
Welder	5 (2.9)	15 (8.3)	20
Others	1 (0.6)	1 (0.6)	2

Fisher’s exact; .