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 | |||||