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. 2024 Dec 11;4(4):mtsi.v4i4.2024.610. [Article in French] doi: 10.48327/mtsi.v4i4.2024.610

Table IV.

Prevalence of respiratory symptoms, with corresponding risk, according to occupation (to be continued)

Variables Wheezing Respiratory discomfort Shortness of breath at rest Shortness of breath on exertion Cough
OR[IC95%] P* OR[IC95%] P* OR[IC95%] P* OR[IC95%] P* OR[IC95%] P*
Age
 ≤ 30 0,99[0,94-1,03] 0,70 0,99[0,95-1,04] 0,95 1,01[0,94-1,05] 0,98 2,75[1,23-6,14] 0,013 1,02[0,97-1,08] 0,37
 > 30 1 1 1 1 1
Seniority (years)
 ≤ 5 1,25[0,76-2,03] 0,369 1,13[0,67-1,9] 0,64 1,07[0,59-1,94] 0,81 1,41[1,56-1,84] 0,043 0,59[0,30-1,14] 0,12
 > 5 1 1 1 1 1
Working hours (hours)
 ≤ 12 0,93[0,85-1,03] 0,27 0,85[0,85-1,06] 0,43 1,06[0,84-1,17] 0,17 1,22[1,44-3,32] 0,69 1,66[0,74-4,43] 0,31
 > 12 1 1 1 1 1
Smoking
 yes 0,96[0,59-1,55] 0,87 1,23[0,73-2,05] 0,43 0,83[0,48-1,42] 0,51 1,30[1,22-2,27] 0,35 1,03[0,58-1,82] 0,90
 no 1 1 1 1 1
Occupation
 miller 2,47[1,48-4,11] <0,01 2,75[1,56-4,83] <0,01 7,85[3,27-18,84] <0,01 3,69[9,57-24,81] <0,01 7,16[2,96-17,29] <0,01
 control 1 1 1 1 1
Education
 primary, secondary (incomplete) 0,87[0,52-1,46] 0,12 1,12[0,65-1,91] 0,67 0,71[0,37-1,38] 0,32 0,61[0,31-1,18] 0,14 1,13 [0,59-2,15] 0,7
 secondary completed, more 1 1 1 1 1