Table 2.
Prevalence of respiratory manifestations in quarry workers and controls.
| Respiratory Complaints/Disorders | Female Quarry Workers N = 256 (%) |
Controls N = 256 (%) |
p-Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheezing | 69 (27) | 17 (9.1) | <0.001 |
| Wheezing/effort | 57 (22.3) | 17 (9.1) | <0.001 |
| Night cough | 64 (25) | 23 (12.3) | 0.001 |
| Shortness of breath/rest | 80 (31.3) | 2 (1.1) | <0.001 |
| Shortness of breath/effort | 99 (38.7) | 1 (0.5) | <0.001 |
| Asthma | 6 (2.3) | 3 (1.6) | 0.43 |
| Morning cough | 132 (51.6) | 6 (3.2) | <0.001 |
| Morning phlegm | 105 (41) | 3 (1.6) | <0.001 |
| Chronic bronchitis | 45 (17.6) | 2 (1.1) | <0.001 |
| Rhinitis | 148 (57.8) | 25 (13.4) | <0.001 |