Clinical Study
Prevalence of Occupational Asthma and Respiratory Symptoms in Foundry Workers
Table 1
The distribution of respiratory symptoms among the foundry workers.
| Respiratory symptoms | Workers in production departments () | Workers in other departments () | Total () | P |
| Cough | 48 | 4 | 52 (14.98%) | 0.008* | Phlegm | 66 | 5 | 71 (20.46%) | 0.001* | Breathlessness | 26 | 2 | 28 (8.06%) | 0.041* | Chest tightness | 13 | 1 | 14 (4.03%) | 0.154 | Wheezing | 6 | 1 | 7 (2.01%) | 0.803 |
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Statistically significant.
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