Assessment of Respiratory Symptoms and Pulmonary Function Status among Workers of Flour Mills in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Comparative Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Sociodemographic information of flour mill workers and controls.

Variables	Descriptions	Flour mill workers (n=54)	Control Group(n=54)	P –value
Age range(in years)	18-23	(n=20)37.03%	(n=13) 20.04%
	24-28	(n=15) 27.7%	(n=20) 37.03%	0.591
	29-33	(n=7) 12.9%	(n=12) 22.2%
	34-38	(n=6) 11.1%	(n=7)12.9%
	39-43	(n=6)11.1%	(n=2) 3.7%
Educational status	Illiterate	(n= 9) 16.6%	0(0)
	Can write and read	(n= 19) 35.1%	(n=4) 7.4%
	Grade 8 complete	(n= 15) 27.7%	(n=1) 1.8%	<0.01
	Grade 10 complete	(n= 8)14.8%	(n=15) 27.7%
	Grade 12 complete	(n= 1) 1.8%	(n= 18) 33.3%
	Diploma	0(0)	(n= 6)11.1%
	degree	(n=2) 3.7%	(n=10)18.5%
Marital status	Single	(n=37) 68.5%	(n= 35) 64.8%
	Married	(n= 14) 25.9%	(n= 17) 31.4%	0.868
	Divorced	(n=3) 5.5%	(n=2) 3.7%