Table 2.

Association between Signs and symptoms; and mercury exposure among small scale gold miners, Prestea, Ghana, 2012

Signs and symptoms	N=343		N=25
	χ2	p-value	χ2	p-value
Red eyes	0.26	0.608	3.22	0.073
Skin rashes	3.49	0.062	0.33	0.566
Frequent cough	0.23	0.629	0.37	0.546
Persistent fever	0.07	0.788	0.37	0.539
Persistent headache	0.69	0.405	0.67	0.412
Metallic taste	0.37	0.544	3.72	0.054
Fatigue	0.01	0.930	1.97	0.160
Muscle aches	0.14	0.706	0.11	0.739
Sinusitis	0.40	0.525	0.00	0.959
Insomnia	0.96	0.327	2.39	0.122
Numbness	0.00	0.959	4.96	0.026
Hair loss	0.04	0.839	0.81	0.369