Table 3

Incidences of acute symptoms for selected characteristics among adults (n=126), Rome, 1998

		Eye irritation		Nose/throat problems		Respiratory symptoms
		Eye irritation		Nose/throat problems		Shortness of breath	Wheezing^3-150	Cough	Total
Total	61.9	73.0	17.5	7.1	61.1	66.7
Sex:
Male	66.7	63.6	18.2	12.1	60.6	66.7
Female	60.2	76.3	17.2	5.4	61.3	66.7
History of chronic respiratory disease:^3-151
No	61.6	71.4	17.9	7.1	62.5	67.0
Yes	64.3	85.7	14.3	7.1	50.0	64.3
Smoking habit:
Never	57.1	70.1	15.6	2.6	58.4	64.9
Ex	100.0	87.5	37.5	12.5	62.5	62.5
Current	62.5	75.0	17.5	15.0	65.0	70.0
Present at the pool as:
Staff	66.7	75.0	33.3	33.3	83.3	91.7
Swimmer	100.0	100.0	33.3	—	33.3	33.3
Accompanying person	60.4	72.1	15.3	4.5	59.5	64.9
Engaged in physical exercise at the time of the accident:
No	61.4	72.3	17.8	6.9	63.4	68.3
Yes	50.0	75.0	50.0	25.0	100.0	100.0
Time to vacate the pool (minutes):
<3	44.0	58.3	5.5	2.8	41.7	47.2
3–5	60.0	70.0	17.5	5.0	62.5	67.5
>5	77.6	87.8	26.5	12.2	75.5	81.6
Perception of exposure:
Not at all/a little	41.5	56.9	7.7	—	47.7	53.8
A moderate amount	78.6	85.7	19.1	14.3	66.7	71.4
A lot	94.7	100.0	47.4	15.8	94.7	100.0