Table 1 Prevalence (%) of neurological symptoms according to previous work with pesticides.
| Symptom* | Never worked with pesticides (n = 6109) | Ever worked with sheep dip | Ever worked with insecticides, never with sheep dip | Ever worked with other pesticides, never with sheep dip or insecticides | All subjects (n = 9844) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (n = 1913) | Not worked with pesticides in past year (n = 662) | All (n = 832) | Not worked with pesticides in past year (n = 334) | All (n = 990) | Not worked with pesticides in past year (n = 419) | |||
| Difficulty concentrating | 4.4 | 5.6 | 8.0 | 5.9 | 7.5 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 4.8 |
| Difficulty remembering things | 7.4 | 10.4 | 11.9 | 10.8 | 11.7 | 9.7 | 9.1 | 8.5 |
| Difficulty with handwriting | 2.9 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 1.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.3 | 3.0 |
| Difficulty speaking | 2.6 | 3.0 | 4.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.7 |
| Sensitivity to certain smells | 4.5 | 7.1 | 8.3 | 7.3 | 10.8 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.4 |
| Increased sensitivity to the effects of alcohol | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 2.7 |
| Tiredness and lack of energy | 15.4 | 21.0 | 24.5 | 17.3 | 19.5 | 17.8 | 18.6 | 16.9 |
*Men were classed as having a symptom if they reported that it had been present for at least “a good bit of time” during the past month.