TableĀ 2

Work-related symptoms by estimated cotton-wool exposure among fruit fly exposed participants

Estimated exposure to cotton wool
SymptomsHigh and frequent
n=59 (21%)
High and infrequent
n=20 (7%)
Low and frequent
n=33 (12%)
Low and infrequent
n=172 (61%)
p Value
Any work-related symptoms24 (40.7)6 (30.0)13 (39.4)60 (35.1)0.51
Chest11 (18.6)1 (5.0)5 (15.1)22 (12.8)0.38
Eye/nose20 (33.9)5 (25.0)5 (15.5)45 (26.2)0.29
Skin8 (13.6)2 (10.0)7 (21.2)28 (16.4)0.57