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. 2014 Mar 10;13:13. doi: 10.1186/1476-069X-13-13

Table 3.

Prevalence of health conditions in NHANES survey (2005 -2008) and flight attendants’ health survey (2007)

 
 NHANES
 Flight attendants
 Standardized prevalence ratio (Age-adjusted)
  
Reported health conditions Gender % Prevalence Weighted n S.E. 95% Confidence interval (CI) % Prevalence n S.E. 95% Confidence interval (CI) SPR 95% Confidence interval (CI)
Respiratory health
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 Allergies†
 Male
 31.6
 1201
 1.7
 27.9 – 35.2
 35
 766
 1.7
 31.6 – 38.5
 1.11
 0.98 – 1.25
 
 Female
 43.2
 1139
 1.8
 39.3 – 47
 40
 3035
 0.89
 38.2 – 41.7
 0.89
 0.82 – 0.92
 Asthma†
 Male
 13.2
 2432
 0.82
 11.5 – 14.8
 12
 781
 1.2
 9.8 – 14.5
 0.94
 0.75 – 1.12
 
 Female
 15.7
 2240
 0.92
 13.8 – 17.6
 13.5
 3104
 0.6
 12.3 – 14.8
 0.91
 0.82 – 0.99
 Chronic Bronchitis†
 Male
 3.6
 2263
 0.5
 2.6 – 4.6
 13.5
 779
 1.2
 11.2 – 16.1
 3.59
 2.90 – 4.28
Female
 5.1
 2083
 0.7
 3.7– 6.5
 16.1
 3099
 0.7
 14.8 – 17.4
 2.75
 2.51 – 2.99
 Current Smoker
 Male
 23.6
 2262
 1.0
 21.6 – 25.7
 13.2
 802
 1.2
 10.9 – 15.8
 0.38
 0.31 – 0.45
Female
 17.4
 2086
 1.2
 15.0 – 19.7
 8.1
 3173
 0.4
 7.1 – 9.1
 0.21
 0.18 – 0.23
Cardiac health
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 Heart Disease†
 Male
 2.3
 2260
 0.3
 1.6 – 3.0
 2.7
 768
 0.6
 1.7 – 4.1
 1.39
 0.79 – 1.98
Female
 0.6
 2084
 0.2
 0.1 – 1.0
 2.5
 3059
 0.2
 2.0 – 3.1
 3.51
 2.72 – 4.30
 High BP†
 Male
 23.3
 2433
 1.1
 21.1 – 25.6
 25
 773
 1.6
 22.0 – 28.2
 1.0
 0.86 – 1.19
 
 Female
 22.3
 2238
 1.3
 19.6 – 25.1
 14.6
 3077
 0.6
 13.3 – 15.9
 0.54
 0.49 – 0.58
Overweight†
 Male
 28.3
 2432
 1.3
 25.7 – 30.9
 12.6
 771
 1.2
 10.3 – 15.1
 0.42
 0.34 – 0.51
 
 Female
 33.8
 2238
 1.4
 30.9 – 36.7
 12.2
 3075
 0.6
 11.1 – 13.4
 0.33
 0.30 – 0.37
Mental health
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
 Sleep Disorder†
 Male
 7.7
 2432
 0.6
 6.5 – 9.0
 31.6
 766
 1.7
 28.3 – 35.0
 3.69
 3.22 – 4.15
Female
 5.6
 2237
 0.6
 4.3 – 6.8
 34.2
 3056
 0.9
 32.5 – 35.9
 5.61
 5.27 – 5.95
 Fatigue*
 Male
 3
 2244
 0.4
 2.3 – 3.8
 6.6
 758
 0.9
 4.9 – 8.6
 2.18
 1.57 – 2.78
 
 Female
 5.9
 2065
 0.6
 4.7 – 7.1
 10.6
 3028
 0.6
 9.6 – 11.8
 1.83
 1.63 – 2.03
 Depression*
 Male
 0.6
 2243
 0.2
 0.2 – 1.0
 3.7
 761
 0.7
 2.5 – 5.3
 5.67
 3.57 – 7.77
 
 Female
 1.6
 2065
 0.4
 0.9 – 2.4
 3.8
 2961
 0.4
 3.2 – 4.6
 2.18
 1.77 – 2.58
Other
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Reproductive cancer†  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
Female 2.9 2080 0.5 2.0 – 3.9 5.0 3101 0.3 4.3 – 5.8 1.34 1.13 – 1.56

†Health conditions that were diagnosed by a health care provider

*Symptoms that lasted almost everyday in the past 1-2 weeks as reported by respondent.