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Published in final edited form as: Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2018 Oct 13;222(2):211–220. doi: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2018.10.001

Table 3.

Frequency of asthma-related outcomes by occupation.

Asthma-related Outcomes	NAs N = 702		CSWs N = 41		Dental Assistants N = 32		ESWs N = 374		Lab Techs N = 166		LPNs N = 297		OR Techs N = 63		RNs N = 280		Resp. Therapists N = 75
	n (mean, SEM)	%	n (mean, SEM)	%	n (mean, SEM)	%	n (mean, SEM)	%	n (mean, SEM)	%	n (mean, SEM)	%	n (mean, SEM)	%	n (mean, SEM)	%	n (mean, SEM)	%
Physician-diagnosed asthma	68	9.7	3^a	7.3	3^a	9.4	42	11	10	6.0	40	13	6	10	41	15	10	13
Post-hire asthma	34	4.8	1^a	2.4	3^a	9.4	15	4.0	4^a	2.4	19	6.4	3^a	4.8	21	7.5	3^a	4.0
Current asthma	50	7.1	3^a	7.3	3^a	9.4	34	9.1	6	3.6	33	11	4^a	6.3	33	12	7	9.3
Any exacerbation	25	3.6	2^a	4.9	2^a	6.3	9	2.4	3^a	1.8	16	5.4	0^a	0.0	15	5.4	2^a	2.7
Moderate exacerbation	10	1.4	1^a	2.4	1^a	3.1	7	1.9	l^a	0.6	13	4.4	0^a	0.0	7	2.5	1^a	1.3
Severe exacerbation	15	2.1	1^a	2.4	1^a	3.1	2^a	0.5	2^a	1.2	3^a	1.0	0^a	0.0	8	2.9	1^a	1.3
BHR-related symptoms	178	25	13	32	9	28	99	26	36	22	87	29	14	22	72	26	14	19
Asthma symptom score (mean, SEM)	(0.48, 0.04)		(0.44, 0.15)		(0.66, 0.24)		(0.49, 0.05)		(0.40, 0.07)		(0.53, 0.06)		(0.40, 0.09)		(0.48, 0.06)		(0.52, 0.13)
Asthma symptom score
0	526	75	30	73	23	72	283	76	127	77	214	72	46	73	204	73	58	77
1	95	14	7	17	3^a	9.4	45	12	27	16	40	13	11	17	44	16	5	6.7
2–5	81	12	4^a	9.8	6	19	46	12	12	7.2	43	14	6	9.5	32	11	12	16
Wheezing or whistling in last 12 months	92	13	5	12	3^a	9.4	54	14	20	12	54	18	7	11	42	15	14	19

Abbreviations for occupations - NAs: nursing assistants, CSWs: central supply workers, ESWs: environmental service workers, Lab Techs: laboratory technicians, LPNs: licensed practical nurses, OR Techs: operating room technicians, RNs: registered nurses, Resp. Therapists: respiratory therapists or technicians.

Cell has < 5 participants with the outcome.