Table 5 Occupational and domestic exposure in the study population.
From: Influence of the environment on the characteristics of asthma
Total | Rural | Urban | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 115 | n = 65 | n = 50 | ||
Occupational context | ||||
Currently working, yes, n (%) | 52 (45) | 27 (41) | 25 (50) | 0.366 |
Respiratory symptoms at work, yes, n (%) | 20 (17) | 12 (18) | 8 (16) | 0.73 |
Change jobs due to these symptoms | 9 (8) | 9 (14) | 0 | 0.006 |
Current job, n (%) | ||||
Occupational exposures that might affect respiratory health, yes | 36 (55) | 20 (40) | 0.078 | |
Exposure to dust/fumes, yes, n (%) | 33 (29) | 26 (40) | 7 (14) | 0.003 |
Exposure to animals | ||||
Current contact with animals, yes, n (%) | 35 (34) | 22 (34) | 13 (26) | 0.365 |
Time of coexistence with animals, years, mean (SD) | 9.1 (10.0) | 10.8 (11.9) | 6.4 (4.6) | 0.217 |
Contact with animals in childhood, yes, n (%) | 69 (63) | 36 (56) | 33 (71.4) | 0.097 |
Time of coexistence with animals, years, mean (SD) | 10.1 (4.5) | 10.9 (4.8) | 9.8 (4.5) | 0.478 |
Place of residence | ||||
Years living at current address, mean (SD) | 31.9 (21.0) | 30.0 (21.2) | 34.2 (20.8) | 0.276 |
Previous other residences, yes, n (%) | 76 (66) | 41 (63) | 35 (70) | 0.437 |
Number of years living at the previous address, mean (SD) | 24.1 (15.2) | 23.5 (17.1) | 24.8 (12.8) | 0.723 |
Symptoms and environmental exposure | ||||
Symptoms of contact with animals and/or dust, yes, n (%) | 52 (45) | 30 (46) | 22 (44) | 0.818 |
Cough | 17 (33) | 6 (20) | 11 (50) | 0.023 |
Panting | 1 (2) | 1 (3) | 0 | 0.387 |
Chest tightness | 4 (8) | 2 (7) | 2 (9) | 0.746 |
Dyspnea | 14 (27) | 10 (33) | 4 (18) | 0.224 |
Nasal congestion | 48 (92) | 27 (90) | 21 (95) | 0.466 |
Eye congestion | 35 (67) | 16 (53) | 19 (86) | 0.012 |
Symptoms of contact with pollen and/or in parks, yes, n (%) | 61 (53) | 35 (54) | 26 (52) | 0.884 |
Cough | 23 (38) | 14 (40) | 9 (35) | 0.668 |
Panting | 2 (3) | 0 | 2 (8) | 0.095 |
Chest tightness | 4 (7) | 1 (3) | 3 (11) | 0.176 |
Dyspnea | 15 (25) | 11 (31) | 4 (15) | 0.15 |
Nasal congestion | 51 (84) | 27 (77) | 24 (92) | 0.114 |
Eye congestion | 45 (74) | 24 (69) | 21 (81) | 0.284 |
Symptoms near inhaled irritants, yes, n (%) | 45 (39) | 25 (38) | 20 (40) | 0.867 |
Cough | 22 (49) | 7 (28) | 15 (75) | 0.002 |
Panting | 1 (2) | 0 | 1 (5) | 0.258 |
Chest tightness | 4 (9) | 3 (12) | 1 (5) | 0.412 |
Dyspnea | 23 (51) | 20 (80) | 3 (15) | 0.001 |
Nasal congestion | 26 (58) | 10 (40) | 16 (80) | 0.007 |
Eye congestion | 19 (42) | 6 (24) | 13 (65) | 0.006 |
Symptoms of exposure to environmental pollution, yes, n (%) | 39 (34) | 20 (31) | 19 (38) | 0.417 |
Cough | 15 (38) | 4 (20) | 11 (58) | 0.015 |
Panting | 2 (5) | 0 | 2 (10) | 0.136 |
Chest tightness | 3 (8) | 3 (15) | 0 | 0.079 |
Dyspnea | 17 (44) | 15 (75) | 2 (10) | 0.001 |
Nasal congestion | 19 (49) | 4 (20) | 15 (79) | 0.001 |
Eye congestion | 15 (38) | 3 (15) | 12 (63) | 0.002 |
