Table 5

Reported prevalences (%) and adjusted ORs for respiratory symptoms during the past year among hairdressers and a population based control group from the general population in different age groups for ever having symptoms

Symptoms		Total^5-150			<30 y^5-151			30–40 y^5-151			>40 y^5-151
Symptoms		Hairdresser	Control		OR (95% CI)	Hairdresser		Control	OR (95% CI)		Hairdresser	Control	OR (95% CI)	Hairdresser	Control	OR (95% CI)
Wheezing	37	33	0.9 (0.7 to 1.2)	38	29	1.0 (0.7 to 1.5)	22	38	0.5 (0.3 to 0.9)	56	25	1.7 (0.9 to 3.0)
Breathlessness	41	15	1.9 (1.5 to 2.6)	31	9	2.1 (1.3 to 3.3)	37	13	1.6 (0.9 to 2.8)	68	25	2.3 (1.3 to 4.3)

↵5-150 Adjusted for age and smoking (logistic regression).
↵5-151 Adjusted for smoking (logistic regression).