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Table 2 Comparison between cases of retinal detachment and controls regarding occupational data

From: Neglected cause of retinal detachment: a hospital-based case-control study on occupational heavy lifting as a risk factor

 

Case

Mean ± SD

Control

Mean ± SD

t test

p value

Working years

21.23 ± 8.82

16.81 ± 8.52

3.814

< 0.0001*

Working days/week

6.46 ± 0.59

6.34 ± .51

1.648

0.101

Working hours/day

7.05 ± 1.59

7.04 ± .97

0.065

0.95

Average weight lifted

1.83 ± 1.18

1.89 ± 1.12

− 0.332

0.74

  1. * Significant