Table 2—

Prevalence of respiratory symptoms in workers

Study group#Control groupp-value
Respiratory symptoms (ever)
 Dyspnoea12 (34)5 (11.1)0.102
 Cough8 (16)3 (6.6)0.156
 Wheeze2 (4)1 (2.2)0.621
 Chest pain1 (2)0 (0)na
Work-related respiratory symptoms13 (26)6 (13.3)0.123
  • Data presented as n (%). na: not applicable. #: n = 50; : n = 45.