Table 5
Reported prevalences (%) and adjusted ORs for respiratory symptoms during the past year among hairdressers and a population based control group from the general population in different age groups for ever having symptoms
| Symptoms | Total5-150 | <30 y5-151 | 30–40 y5-151 | >40 y5-151 | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hairdresser | Control | OR (95% CI) | Hairdresser | Control | OR (95% CI) | Hairdresser | Control | OR (95% CI) | Hairdresser | Control | OR (95% CI) | ||||
| Wheezing | 37 | 33 | 0.9 (0.7 to 1.2) | 38 | 29 | 1.0 (0.7 to 1.5) | 22 | 38 | 0.5 (0.3 to 0.9) | 56 | 25 | 1.7 (0.9 to 3.0) | |||
| Breathlessness | 41 | 15 | 1.9 (1.5 to 2.6) | 31 | 9 | 2.1 (1.3 to 3.3) | 37 | 13 | 1.6 (0.9 to 2.8) | 68 | 25 | 2.3 (1.3 to 4.3) | |||
