Table 5 Unpaired Student’s t-test comparison of VAS values of miners to the urban population of Zimbabwe
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|---|---|---|---|---|
Miners (SD) | City (SD) | Difference Miners - City | p-value | |
Total | 81.0 (17.5) | 79.8 (19.4) | 1,2 | 0.526 |
Sex | ||||
Men | 80.0 (18.0) | 81.5 (18.0) | −1.5 | 0.490 |
Women | 86.1 (14.7) | 78.7 (15.2) | 7.4 | 0.083 |
Age group | ||||
18–24 | 86.9 (17.1) | 81.8 (16.) | 5.1 | 0.449 |
25–34 | 81.2 (19.4) | 79.8 (16.6) | 1.4 | 0.642 |
35–44 | 77.0 (14.2) | 76.6 (19.5) | 0.4 | 0.898 |
> 44 | 83.3 (16.0) | 69.0 (34.7) | 14.3 | 0.007* |