Research Article
Relationship between Respiratory Tract Complaints, Functional Status, and Smoking in Hairdressers, Auto Painters, and Carpenters
Table 1
Respiratory symptoms and respiratory function tests of cases.
| | | Hairdressers
| Auto painters
| Carpenters
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| | Cough (/%) | 16 (21.3) | 13 (17.3) | 20 (26.7) | 0.381 | | Phlegm (/%) | 12 (16.0) | 10 (13.3) | 23 (30.7) | 0.017 | | Chest tightness (/%) | 12 (16.0) | 9 (12.0) | 16 (21.3) | 0.302 | | Dyspnea (/%) | 4 (5.3) | 14 (18.7) | 7 (9.3) | 0.029 | | Rhinitis (/%) | 10 (13.3) | 7 (9.3) | 7 (9.3) | 0.657 | | FVC/SD (%predicted) | 92.5 ± 14.5 | 93.9 ± 13.0 | 95.1 ± 12.7 | 0.512 | | FEV1/SD (%predicted) | 90.5 ± 13.6 | 94.7 ± 14.2 | 98.2 ± 14.9 | 0.005 | | FEV1/FVC (%predicted) | 86.8 ± 6.7 | 84.3 ± 8.0 | 86.7 ± 6.5 | 0.052 | | MMFR/SD (%predicted) | 83.1 ± 22.7 | 87.4 ± 24.6 | 98.4 ± 29.3 | 0.001 | | Working duration (years) | 11.3 ± 9.1 | 22.1 ± 9.8 | 11.4 ± 8.8 | 0.0001 |
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