. 2023 Sep 14;11:1181047. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2023.1181047

Table 2.

Respiratory symptom responses for all participants, by physician-diagnosed asthma status, and by reported change in cleaning protocol.

Respiratory symptom question		Physician-diagnosed asthma		p-value	Cleaning protocol change		p-value	Increased cleaning frequency		p-value	Types of cleaning products have changed		p-value	Type of application changed (fog, spray, wipe)		p-value
Respiratory symptom question		Yes	No	p-value	Yes	No	p-value	Yes	No	p-value	Yes	No	p-value	Yes	No	p-value
Ever had trouble with breathing	Yes	7	9	<0.01	12	2	0.62	17	1	1	11	7	0.09	9	9	1
Ever had trouble with breathing	No	1	33	<0.01	31	3	0.62	33	3	1	13	23	0.09	18	18	1
If yes, trouble was brought on by work environment	Yes	1	2	0.43	2	0	1	3	0	1	0	3	0.26	2	1	0.60
If yes, trouble was brought on by work environment	No	4	23	0.43	24	4	1	27	3	1	13	17	0.26	14	16	0.60
Wheezing/whistling in chest at any time in the last 12 months	Yes	7	9	<0.01	11	1	1	14	0	0.56	8	6	0.37	9	5	0.35
	No	1	36	<0.01	33	4	1	36	4	0.56	17	23	0.37	18	22	0.35
Wheezing/whistling in chest when you did not have a cold in the last 12 months	Yes	4	2	<0.01	6	0	1	6	0	1	4	2	0.39	5	1	0.20
	No	3	42	<0.01	40	5	1	44	5	1	21	28	0.39	24	25	0.20
Miss any days due to asthma in the last 12 months	Yes	3	2	0.01	4	0	1	5	0	1	3	2	0.64	3	2	1
Miss any days due to asthma in the last 12 months	No	4	43	0.01	40	5	1	45	5	1	21	29	0.64	25	25	1
Attack/episode of shortness of breath in the last 12 months	Yes	2	6	0.59	7	0	1	8	0	1	6	2	0.12	5	3	0.71
Attack/episode of shortness of breath in the last 12 months	No	6	37	0.59	38	5	1	43	4	1	19	28	0.12	24	23	0.71
Awakened during the night by attack/episode of cough	Yes	4	12	0.07	15	1	1	18	0	0.16	11	7	0.15	14	4	0.04
Awakened during the night by attack/episode of cough	No	2	33	0.07	30	4	1	32	5	0.16	14	23	0.15	17	20	0.04
Awakened during the night by attack/episode of shortness of breath	Yes	4	5	<0.01	8	0	0.57	9	0	0.57	6	3	0.27	5	4	0.73
	No	2	37	<0.01	34	5	0.57	37	5	0.57	17	25	0.27	20	22	0.73
Awakened during the night by attack/episode of chest tightness	Yes	3	4	0.04	6	0	1	7	0	1	2	5	0.68	5	2	0.25
	No	3	36	0.04	34	5	1	38	4	1	19	23	0.68	19	23	0.25
Attack/episode of shortness of breath while at home at any time in last 12 months	Yes	4	7	0.03	8	1	1	12	0	0.57	8	4	0.10	7	5	0.53
	No	3	38	0.03	36	4	1	39	4	0.57	15	29	0.10	20	23	0.53
Attack/episode of shortness of breath while at work at any time in last 12 months	Yes	3	8	0.15	9	1	1	12	0	0.57	7	5	0.34	9	3	0.10
	No	4	37	0.15	36	4	1	39	5	0.57	18	26	0.34	19	25	0.10
While you were away from work at any time in the last 12 months, was your shortness of breath worse, better, or unchanged?	Worse	0	0	0.01	0	0	0.53	0	0	0.52	0	0	0.66	0	0	1
	Better	4	2		5	1		5	1		2	4		3	3
	Unchanged	4	27		27	3		28	3		16	15		17	14
When you are near animals (cats/dogs/horses), feathers (pillows/quilts/duvets), or in a dusty part of your house, do you ever get itchy eyes?	Yes	6	15	0.06	20	1	0.37	21	2	1	12	11	0.28	16	7	0.09
	No	2	26	0.06	23	4	0.37	27	3	1	11	19	0.28	13	17	0.09
When you are near animals (cats/dogs/horses), feathers (pillows/quilts/duvets), or in a dusty part of your house, do you ever get tightness in your chest?	Yes	4	1	<0.01	4	0	1	5	0	1	3	2	0.64	3	2	1
	No	2	40	<0.01	37	5	1	40	5	1	18	27	0.64	22	23	1
When you are near trees, grass, or flowers, or when there is a lot of pollen around, do you ever get itchy or watery eyes?	Yes	5	18	0.45	23	2	0.67	24	2	1	14	12	0.17	16	10	0.27
	No	3	23	0.45	21	3	0.67	25	2	1	9	18	0.17	12	15	0.27
Number of years in custodial/janitorial role	1–2	1	12	0.51	9	1	0.13	11	2	0.82	5	8	0.56	6	7	0.22
	3–5	1	6		8	0		8	0		5	3		7	1
	6–10	1	12		14	0		13	1		4	10		8	6
	11–15	2	4		5	0		6	0		2	4		3	3
	15+	3	11		11	4		14	2		8	8		6	10
Change in frequency of symptoms during COVID-19	Stayed the same	4	28	0.34	29	3	0.56	34	1	0.37	15	20	0.75	18	17	0.74
	Decreased	1	4		3	1		5	1		3	3		2	4
	Increased	1	2		3	0		3	0		2	1		2	1

Bolded categories and p values indicate statistical significance (α = 0.05).