Biowaste collectors n=53 |
Compost workers n=58 | Control subjects n=40 | ||
Nausea (787.01) | 0 | 4 | p=0.14 | 0 |
Vomiting (787.03) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Diarrhoea (787.9) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Gastrointestinal symptoms (combined) | 0 | 4 | p=0.14 | 0 |
Rhinitis allergica (477.9) | 14 | 2 | p=0.003 | 10 |
Extrinsic asthma (493.0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | |
Atopic diseases in family | 16 | 3 | p=0.05 | 8 |
p Values are calculated v the control group with Fisher's exact test, two sided.