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. 2021 Sep 20;9:730201. doi: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.730201

Table 3.

Prevalence and odds ratio for chronic respiratory symptoms among male coffee workers and controls from Tanzania and Ethiopia.

Chronic respiratory symptom Tanzaniaa and Ethiopiab
Controlsc n = 229 Coffee workers n = 252 Odds ratioadjd
n (%) n (%) OR (95% CI)b
Cough 16 (7.0) 122 (48.4)** 11.3 (6.4–20.1)
Cough with sputum 6 (2.6) 60 (23.8)** 10.3 (4.3–24.6)
Breathlessness 18 (7.9) 56 (22.2)** 3.2 (1.8–5.7)
Chest tightness 18 (7.9) 60 (23.8)** 3.5 (2.0–6.3)
Wheezing 14 (6.1) 41 (16.3)** 2.4 (1.2–4.6)
a

Sakwari et al. (15).

b

Abaya et al. (16).

c

Water bottling and fish factory workers.

d

Adjusted for age and current smoking;

**

p < 0.01 in Chi-square test.