Symptoms | Exposed (n=56) | Referents (n=36) | p Value, χ2† |
---|---|---|---|
Nausea and/or vomit | 1 (2) | 2 (6) | 0.32 |
Diarrhoea | 2 (4) | 0 | 0.25 |
Headache | 17 (30) | 8 (22) | 0.39 |
Fatigue | 17 (30) | 9 (25) | 0.58 |
Fever attack | 6 (11) | 0 | 0.04 |
Muscular pain | 15 (27) | 9 (25) | 0.85 |
Influenza/cold | 12 (21) | 9 (25) | 0.69 |
Sore throat | 6 (11) | 3 (8) | 0.71 |
Cough | 19 (34) | 5 (14) | 0.03 |
Cough with phlegm | 11 (20) | 2 (6) | 0.06 |
Cough±phlegm | 20 (22) | 6 (17) | 0.05 |
Tight chest | 3 (5) | 4 (11) | 0.32 |
Wheezing | 6 (11) | 0 | 0.04 |
Dyspnoea | 7 (13) | 3 (8) | 0.51 |
Wheezing/tight chest/dyspnoea | 10 (18) | 6 (17) | 0.59 |
Nose itch/sting | 6 (11) | 2 (6) | 0.38 |
Runny nose | 16 (29) | 8 (22) | 0.50 |
Σ Nose symptoms | 19 (34) | 9 (10) | 0.43 |
Eye itch/sting | 12 (21) | 2 (6) | 0.04 |
Runny eyes | 6 (11) | 1 (3) | 0.16 |
Σ Eye symptoms | 13 (23) | 2 (6) | 0.03 |
Hand itch/sting | 2 (4) | 0 | 0.25 |
Skin rash | 4 (7) | 1 (3) | 0.37 |
Σ Skins symptoms | 5 (9) | 1 (3) | 0.24 |
Bold values indicate p≤0.05.
*n (%) of the study population without respiratory protective equipment.
†p Value calculated between exposed workers and referents.