Associations between respiratory symptoms and sensitisation to enzymes, flours, storage mites, and environmental allergens (atopy), and work category
| Sensitisation | Symptoms at work | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhinitis4-150 | Lower respiratory tract symptoms4-151 | ||||
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | ||
| Enzymes: | |||||
| Unadjusted | 4.7 | 1.2 to 17.6 | 8.4 | 1.5 to 48.4 | |
| Adjusted4-152 | 4.8 | 1.2 to 18.6 | 5.7 | 0.9 to 35.5 | |
| Flours: | |||||
| Unadjusted | 1.6 | 0.4 to 6.2 | 9.9 | 2.1 to 46.4 | |
| Adjusted4-152 | 1.6 | 0.4 to 7.3 | 5.6 | 0.9 to 34.7 | |
| Storage mites: | |||||
| Unadjusted | 1.1 | 0.4 to 3.0 | 0.7 | 0.1 to 6.2 | |
| Adjusted4-152 | 1.0 | 0.3 to 3.1 | 0.3 | 0.0 to 3.0 | |
| Atopy (skin prick test): | |||||
| Unadjusted | 1.1 | 0.5 to 2.6 | 4.6 | 1.1 to 19.8 | |
| Process work: | |||||
| Unadjusted | 3.2 | 1.2 to 8.7 | 0.9 | 0.2 to 4.0 | |
| Adjusted4-152 | 3.2 | 1.2 to 8.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 to 4.5 | |