Table 4.
Distribution of the degree of disability in those with one, two, or three types of environmental intolerance (EI attributed to chemicals *, indoor molds, or EMFs), n (%) **.
| Number and Type of EI | Degree of Disability (Lifestyle or Functional Impairments) *** | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not Difficult at All | Somewhat Difficult | Very Difficult | Extremely Difficult | Total | |
| Only one EI | 30 (56.6) | 18 (33.9) | 3 (5.7) | 2 (3.8) | 53 (100) |
| Chemicals only | 13 (72.2) | 5 (27.8) | - | - | 18 (100) |
| Indoor molds only | 16 (47.1) | 13 (38.2) | 3 (8.8) | 2 (5.9) | 34 (100) |
| EMFs only | 1 (100) | - | - | - | 1 (100) |
| Two different types of EI | 12 (29.3) | 21 (51.2) | 5 (12.2) | 3 (7.3) | 41 (100) |
| Chemicals and molds | 12 (29.3) | 21 (51.2) | 5 (12.2) | 3 (7.3) | 41 (100) |
| Chemicals and EMFs | - | - | - | - | - |
| Molds and EMFs | - | - | - | - | - |
| All three (chemicals, molds, EMFs) EIs | 3 (37.5) | 3 (37.5) | 1 (12.5) | 1 (12.5) | 8 (100) |
EMFs, Electromagnetic fields; * Two or more of the six chemicals in Table 1; ** Only cases who reported EI attributed to chemicals, molds, or EMFs with multiple organ symptoms including central nervous system symptoms, and any behavioral changes (fulfill at least EI definition D) are included (n = 102); *** The single item is from the PHQ-9 questionnaire [27].