Table 1.

Risk of job change due to respiratory symptoms by self-reported occupational exposure (ever) and gender*

Exposure group	Total (ncases=247) (OR, 95% CI)†	Females (n=106) (OR, 95% CI)‡	Males (n=141) (OR, 95% CI)‡
Metals/gases	1.5 (1.3 to 1.7)	1.3 (1.1 to 1.5)	1.6 (1.3 to 1.9)
Damp/mould	1.1 (1.0 to 1.3)	1.2 (1.0 to 1.4)	1.1 (0.88 to 1.2)
Exercise/cold	1.6 (1.3 to 1.8)	1.5 (1.2 to 1.9)	1.7 (1.4 to 2.2)
Cleaning/cooking	1.3 (1.1 to 1.4)	1.3 (1.1 to 1.4)	1.0 (0.86 to 1.2)
Organic dust	1.1 (0.98 to 1.2)	1.1 (0.92 to 1.3)	1.1 (0.99 to 1.3)
Hair products/animals	1.2 (1.1 to 1.4)	1.2 (0.98 to 1.4)	1.0 (0.87 to 1.2)

*Models included 14 906 participants who had ever been employed.

†Adjusted for age, gender and smoking.

‡Adjusted for age and smoking.