Individual symptom prevalence as experienced by building in the target population involving selected high and low symptom reporting areas
| Building | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | All | |
| Stuffy nose (%): | ||||||
| Total population | 11.4 | 11.5 | 34.8 | 15.4 | 15.4 | |
| Analysed population | 20.4 | 10.4 | 35.8 | 9.7 | 19.4 | 18.2 |
| Runny nose (%): | ||||||
| Total population | 2.7 | 2.9 | 8.0 | 8.9 | 6.1 | |
| Analysed population | 7.4 | 3.9 | 9.4 | 6.5 | 11.3 | 7.5 |
| Itchy eyes (%): | ||||||
| Total population | 7.5 | 6.8 | 31.2 | 16.7 | 15.2 | |
| Analysed population | 7.4 | 9.1 | 28.3 | 11.3 | 22.6 | 15.3 |
| Dry throat (%): | ||||||
| Total population | 7.2 | 8.6 | 31.3 | 4.8 | 23.4 | |
| Analysed population | 11.1 | 10.4 | 26.4 | 4.8 | 25.8 | 15.3 |
| Headaches (%): | ||||||
| Total population | 14.1 | 16.7 | 28.5 | 14.1 | 16.7 | |
| Analysed population | 14.8 | 24.7 | 30.2 | 14.5 | 24.2 | 21.8 |
| Lethargy (%): | ||||||
| Total population | 8.3 | 11.5 | 33.0 | 14.1 | 16.7 | |
| Analysed population | 7.4 | 13.0 | 37.7 | 14.5 | 27.4 | 19.5 |
| Dry skin (%): | ||||||
| Total population | 5.6 | 5.7 | 12.5 | 7.5 | 8.7 | |
| Analysed population | 1.9 | 6.5 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 6.5 | 7.5 |
| Sample size: | ||||||
| Total population | 185 | 192 | 112 | 227 | 231 | |
| Analysed population | 54 | 77 | 53 | 62 | 62 | 308 |
Total population=prevalence of symptoms in all those seen as part of overall survey; analysed population=prevalence of symptoms in the those workers, working within the work areas, identified for the cluster analysis and subsequent environmental survey.