Questions | Exposed to solvents | Controls | OR (95% CI) | Psychoorganic syndrome (%) | Lung disease(%) | OR (95% CI) | |
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1 | Do you have a short memory? | 29 | 21 | 1.9 (1.2 to 2.8) | 84 | 28 | 12.0 (3.0 to 48.1) |
2 | Have your relatives told you that you have a short memory? | 16 | 12 | 1.7 (1.0 to 2.9) | 80 | 16 | 21.0 (5.0 to 89.5) |
3 | Do you often have to make notes about what you must remember? | 40 | 37 | 1.5 (1.1 to 2.2) | 84 | 24 | 14.9 (3.6 to 61.4) |
4 | Do you generally find it hard to get the meaning from reading newspapers and books? | 10 | 8 | 1.3 (0.7 to 2.3) | 52 | 4 | 29.9 (3.4 to 260) |
5 | Do you often have problems with concentrating? | 19 | 15 | 1.4 (0.9 to 2.2) | 88 | 16 | 57.7 (9.5 to 349) |
6 | Do you often feel irritated without any particular reason? | 12 | 6 | 2.2 (1.2 to 4.3) | 60 | 12 | 11.0 (2.6 to 46.8) |
7 | Do you often feel depressed without any particular reason? | 6 | 3 | 3.2 (1.2 to 8.4) | 68 | 12 | 15.6 (3.6 to 67.8) |
8 | Are you abnormally tired? | 12 | 7 | 2.2 (1.1 to 4.1) | 72 | 24 | 8.1 (2.3 to 28.9) |
9 | Do you have palpitations of the heart even when you don't exert yourself? | 10 | 11 | 1.0 (0.6 to 1.7) | 44 | 20 | 3.0 (0.9 to 10.9) |
10 | Do you sometimes feel an oppression in your chest? | 29 | 28 | 1.3 (0.9 to 1.9) | 48 | 48 | 1.0 (0.3 to 3.1) |
11 | Do you often perspire without any particular reason? | 13 | 21 | 0.7 (0.4 to 1.0) | 60 | 36 | 2.5 (0.8 to 7.9) |
12 | Do you have an headache at least once a week? | 20 | 11 | 2.1 (1.3 to 3.4) | 68 | 24 | 7.6 (2.2 to 27.4) |
13 | Are you less interested in sex than what you think is normal? | 7 | 11 | 0.8 (0.4 to 1.4) | 52 | 20 | 4.2 (1.1 to 15.3) |
14 | Do you often feel sick? | 5 | 3 | 1.9 (0.7 to 5.2) | 48 | 8 | 10.2 (2.0 to 52.7) |
15 | Do you have numb feelings in your hands or feet? | 14 | 14 | 1.2 (0.7 to 2.0) | 76 | 24 | 7.9 (2.1 to 29.6) |
16 | Is there a weak feeling in your arms or legs? | 12 | 12 | 1.3 (0.8 to 2.3) | 76 | 24 | 8.9 (2.4 to 33.2) |
17 | Do your hands tremble? | 12 | 12 | 1.1 (0.7 to 1.9) | 44 | 20 | 3.8 (1.0 to 13.8) |
18 | Does alcohol not agree with you? | 24 | 23 | 1.2 (0.8 to 1.8) | 72 | 32 | 5.0 (1.3 to 19.0) |