Table 2

Incidences of acute symptoms for selected characteristics among children (n=134), Rome, 1998

		Eye irritation		Nose/throat problems		Respiratory symptoms
		Eye irritation		Nose/throat problems		Shortness of breath	Wheezing^2-150	Cough	Total
Total	50.0	54.5	7.5	2.2	70.2	71.6
Sex:
Male	56.5	56.5	6.5	3.2	67.7	71.0
Female	44.4	52.8	8.3	1.4	72.2	72.2
History of chronic respiratory disease:^2-151
No	50.9	53.5	6.9	1.7	68.1	69.8
Yes	44.4	61.1	11.1	5.6	83.3	83.3
Present at the pool as:
Swimmer	52.6	56.9	65.5	71.6	3.5	71.6
Accompanying person	31.3	37.5	68.8	68.8	—	75.0
Engaged in physical exercise at the time of the accident:
No	42.9	41.1	5.4	1.8	57.1	57.1
Yes	57.9	66.7	10.1	2.9	81.2	84.1
Time to vacate the pool (minutes):
<3	31.1	31.1	2.2	—	60.0	60.0
3–5	52.3	65.9	9.1	2.3	65.9	70.5
>5	67.7	73.5	11.8	5.9	91.2	91.2
Perception of exposure:
Not at all/a little	38.3	39.5	3.7	—	66.7	67.9
A moderate amount	69.2	79.5	7.7	5.1	71.8	74.4
A lot	80.0	90.0	40.0	10.0	100.0	100.0