Table 2.

Prevalence of ocular, cutaneous, asthma-related and other respiratory symptoms in the 133 occupationally exposed subjects.

SYMPTOMS	Total employees (133)		Lifeguards and trainers (82)		Other employees (51)		OR (95% CI) p value	Adjusted OR (95% CI) p value
	n	%	n	%	n	%
OCULAR SYMPTOMS
Red eyes	65	48.9	48	58.5	17	33.3	2.8 (1.4–5.9) 0.005*	2.9 (1.3–6.1) 0.006*
Itchy eyes	59	44.4	41	50.0	18	35.3	1.8 (0.9–3.8) 0.09	1.9 (0.9–4.0) 0.08
Eye infection	13	9.8	11	13.6	2	4.0	3.8 (0.8–17.8) 0.09	4.0 (0.8–19.2) 0.08
Watery eyes	32	24.1	20	24.4	12	23.5	1.0 (0.5–2.4) 0.91	1.1 (0.5–2.4) 0.89
ASTHMA RELATED SYMPTOMS
Coughing	51	38.3	32	62.7	19	37.3	1.1 (0.5–2.2) 0.84	1.1 (0.5–2.4) 0.75
Wheezing	23	17.3	12	14.6	11	21.6	0.6 (0.3–1.5) 0.31	0.6 (0.2–1.5) 0.28
Shortness of breath	13	9.8	8	9.8	5	9.8	1.0 (0.3–3.2) 0.99	1.0 (0.3–3.2) 0.97
Asthma	10	7.5	7	8.5	3	5.9	1.5 (0.4–6.1) 0.58	1.6 (0.4–6.7) 0.54
OTHER RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS
Nasal itch	47	35.3	31	37.8	16	31.4	1.3 (0.6–2.8) 0.45	1.5 (0.7–3.3) 0.28
Sneezing	70	52.6	45	54.9	25	49.0	1.3 (0.6–2.5) 0.51	1.2 (0.6–2.5) 0.57
Cold	87	65.4	59	72.0	28	54.9	2.1 (1.0–4.4) 0.05*	2.1 (1.0–4.4) 0.05*
Runny nose	42	31.6	32	39.0	10	19.6	2.6 (1.2–6.0) 0.02*	2.6 (1.1–6.0) 0.02*
Blocked nose	62	46.6	43	52.4	19	37.3	1.9 (0.9–3.8) 0.09	1.8 (0.9–3.7) 0.12
Voice loss	57	42.9	43	52.4	14	27.5	2.9 (1.4–6.2) 0.005*	3.3 (1.5–7.2) 0.003*
Bronchitis	29	21.8	16	19.5	13	25.5	0.7 (0.3–1.6) 0.42	0.7 (0.3–1.7) 0.43
CUTANEOUS SYMPTOMS
Verrucas	22	16.5	17	20.7	5	9.8	2.4 (0.8–7.0) 0.11	2.9 (0.9–8.7) 0.06
Mycosis	21	15.8	18	22.0	3	5.9	4.5 (1.3–16.2) 0.02*	4.6 (1.3–16.7) 0.02*
Eczema	12	9.0	8	9.8	4	7.8	1.3 (0.4–4.5) 0.71	1.4 (0.4–5.0) 0.62
Rash	27	20.3	18	22.0	9	17.6	1.3 (0.5–3.2) 0.55	1.4 (0.6–3.5) 0.47

Data are presented as odds ratios (95% confidence interval) and are adjusted for age, sex and smoking habits.

^*p < 0.05.