Table 3

Prevalence of abnormal scores (T scores ≥63) for psychological distress assessed with the Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) by exposure categories of poisoned banana workers according to type of cholinesterase inhibitor, and adjusted ORs comparing poisoned to never poisoned banana workers

BSI dimensionsReferents,
N=130
All poisoned,
N=78
Organophosphate
poisoned, N=54
Carbamate
poisoned, N=24
Prevalence T score ≥63, n (%)ORPrevalence T score ≥63, n (%)OR*95% CIPrevalence T score ≥63, n (%)OR*95% CIPrevalence T score ≥63, n (%)OR*95% CI
Somatisation46 (35.4)1.0046 (61.5)2.921.64 to 5.2234 (63.0)3.101.61 to 6.0014 (58.3)2.561.05 to 6.21
Obsessive-compulsiveness38 (29.2)1.0038 (48.7)2.541.39 to 4.6229 (53.7)3.181.61 to 6.249 (37.5)1.580.63 to 3.97
Interpersonal sensitivity28 (21.5)1.0028 (35.9)2.041.09 to 3.8224 (44.4)2.911.48 to 5.764 (16.7)0.730.23 to 2.31
Depression38 (29.2)1.0036 (46.2)2.081.16 to 3.7227 (50.0)2.421.26 to 4.669 (37.5)1.450.59 to 3.60
Anxiety36 (27.7)1.0035 (34.9)1.851.01 to 3.4227 (50.0)2.241.14 to 4.418 (33.3)1.410.54 to 3.54
Hostility25 (19.2)1.0025 (32.1)1.981.04 to 3.7819 (35.2)2.281.12 to 4.636 (25.0)1.500.53 to 4.23
Phobia54 (41.5)1.0040 (51.3)1.480.84 to 2.6131 (57.4)1.901.00 to 3.619 (37.5)0.840.34 to 2.07
Paranoid ideation33 (25.4)1.0025 (32.1)1.360.72 to 2.5418 (33.3)1.440.71 to 2.927 (29.2)1.210.46 to 3.18
Psychoticism56 (43.1)1.0039 (50.0)1.320.75 to 2.3232 (59.3)2.191.12 to 4.307 (29.2)0.540.21 to 1.40
General severity index42 (32.3)1.0043 (55.1)2.571.44 to 4.5934 (63.0)3.561.84 to 6.929 (37.5)1.260.51 to 3.11
  • * Adjusted for age, education, recent and cumulative exposure, alcohol, head injury, time of day of examination and examiner.