Research Article

Increase in the Risk of Respiratory Disorders in Adults and Children Related to Crop-Growing in Niger

Table 3

Relationship of respiratory symptoms in adults (multivariate analysis), 2013.

SymptomsPastoral ()Agricultural ()Adjustment variable
(%), OR (%), OR (95% CI)

Wheeze33 (12,9), 1.0093 (43.2), 4.64 Age, gender, marital status, insecticide use in the home
Dyspnea114 (44.5), 1.00141 (65.6), 2.41 Age, gender, marital status
Sudden shortness of breath57 (22,3), 1.0067 (31.2), 1.67 Age, gender, marital status
Cough84 (32,8), 1.0074 (34.4), 1.14 (0.75; 1.72)Gender, literate, insecticide use in the home
Awakened by coughing110 (43.0), 1.0087 (40.5), 0.86 (0.59; 1.26)Gender, marital status
Cough without fever38 (14,9), 1.0043 (20.0), 1.65 Age, insecticide use in the home
Eye irritation162 (62.9), 1.00100 (46.5), 0.53 Age, insecticide use in the home
Nasal irritation without cold90 (35.1), 1.0065 (30.2), 0.77 (0.52; 1.15)Age

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