Impact on the Quality of Life When Living Close to a Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plant

Table 5

Frequency of symptoms and medical consultation.

Sample characteristics	⁢Cases (235)		⁢Controls (97)		value
		%		%
Freq. of gastrointestinal symptoms (>1/6 months)	38	16.2	31	36.1	0.001
Medical consultation	21	13.3	13	24.1	0.062
Freq. of respiratory symptoms (>1/6 months)	45	19.2	23	28.4	0.145
Medical consultation	40	25	22	42.3	0.017
Freq. of allergy symptoms (>1/6 months)	59	25.6	17	21.3	0.751
Medical consultation	50	31.4	10	25.6	0.480