Table 2.
Prevalence of reported diseases diagnosed by a physician in the exposed and unexposed groups in 2000 and 2006
| Exposed group (n = 93) | Unexposed group(n = 49) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 % |
2006 % |
2000 % |
2006 % |
|
| Myocardial infarction | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Coronary heart disease | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
| Heart failure | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Dilated heart | 0 | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Heart arrhythmias | 6 | 14** | 21 | 16 |
| Cardiomyopathy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Any other cardiac disease | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Hypertension | 23 | 32* | 21 | 37** |
| Stroke | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Claudicatio intermittens | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
| Bronchial asthma | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| Chronic bronchitis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Emphysema | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other chronic lung disease | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
McNemar test: *p < 0.05; **p < 0.01