TABLE 4.

Relationship between molecular weight of the agent causing occupational asthma (OA) and socioeconomic outcomes

	OA caused by high-molecular-weight (HMW) agent				OA caused by low-molecular-weight (LMW) agent				P
Sex, n (%)									0.01
Male	51 (82)				38 (62)
Female	11 (18)				23 (38)
	Total			Men			Women
	HMW	LMW	P	HMW	LMW	P	HMW	LMW	P
Age at diagnosis, years, median (Q1–Q3)*	41.5 (28–47.5)	36.0 (28–47.5)	0.03	44.0 (37–57)	37.0 (31–50.5)	0.07	33.0 (23–46)	33.0 (26–45)	0.8
Level of education
Primary/secondary	19 (53)	17 (41)		17 (71)	11 (65)		2 (33)	6 (38)
College/university	11 (47)	16 (59)	0.25	7 (29)	6 (35)	0.5	4 (67)	10 (63)	0.6
Marital status
Married	27 (51)	26 (51)		27 (68)	17 (57)		0 (0)	9 (56)
Single	21 (49)	20 (49)	0.6	13 (32)	13 (43)	0.25	8 (100)	7 (44)	0.009
Rehabilitation
Absent	17 (30)	22 (45)		14 (30)	13 (41)		3 (30)	9 (53)
Present	16 (29)	7 (14)		15 (32)	7 (22)		1 (10)	0 (0)
Retired	24 (42)	20 (41)	0.14	18 (38)	12 (37)	0.5	6 (60)	8 (47)	0.3

Data presented as n (%) unless otherwise indicated.

^*Q1–Q3 values represent the first and third quartiles of distribution