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Table 5 A comparison of CRE readings according to patient and contact characters

From: Measurement of cumulative radiation exposure to children and adolescents in contact with outpatients treated with low dose radioactive iodine (131I)

Characteristic

Categories (n)

Values of CRE (uSv)

p value

Mean ± SD

Median

75th percentile

Contact gender

Male (47)

311 ± 191

225

373

0.225

Female (52)

259 ± 163

207

296

Direct education from RSO

No (37 adolescents and 15 mothers of 26 children ≤ 12 years)

298 ± 185

233

391

0.038*

Yes (13 adolescents and 17 mothers of 23 children ≤ 12 years)

184 ± 93

192

220

Contacts relation to the patient

Son/daughter (70)

305 ± 79

225

388

0.196

Sibling (18)

201 ± 103

206

244

Others (11)

287 ± 137

190

376

  1. *Statistically significant