Research Article
Long Term Effects of Tear Gases on Respiratory System: Analysis of 93 Cases
Table 2
Respiratory complaints of subjects.
| ā | Exposed subjects
| Controls
| |
| Wheezing | 56 (60.2%) | 24 (45.3%) | >0.05 | Dyspnea last year | 41 (44.1%) | 15 (28.3%) | 0.043 | Chest tightness last year | 35 (37.6%) | 8 (15.2%) | 0.003 | Exercise dyspnea last year | 40 (43.0%) | 12 (22.6%) | 0.010 | Dyspnea on level ground | 59 (63.4%) | 17 (32.1%) | 0.0002 | Winter morning cough | 30 (32.3%) | 7 (13.2%) | 0.008 | Winter daily cough | 36 (38.7%) | 12 (22.6%) | 0.034 | Cough for 3 months | 25 (26.9%) | 8 (15.1%) | >0.05 | Winter morning phlegm | 26 (28.0%) | 6 (11.3%) | 0.014 | Winter daily phlegm | 39 (41.9%) | 11 (20.8%) | 0.007 | Phlegm for 3 months | 24 (25.8%) | 6 (11.3%) | 0.028 |
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