Table 2.
Smoking status and occupational exposure to harmful substances in patients of the examined group.
| Factor | Study Group n = 102 (%) |
|
|---|---|---|
| Smoking status | current smoker | 35 (34.3%) |
| ex-smoker | 49 (48%) | |
| non-smoker | 18 (17.6%) | |
| Second-hand smoking exposure | Yes | 36 (35.3%) |
| No | 66 (64.7%) | |
| Place of second-hand smoking exposure | Home | 19 (54.3%) |
| Workplace | 10 (28.6%) | |
| Other | 6 (17.1%) | |
| Exposure to harmful substances | Yes | 55 (53.9%) |
| No | 47 (46.1%) | |
| Type of harmful substances | Biological | |
| chemicals * | 4 (7.4%) | |
| physical ** | 17 (30.7%) | |
| Dusts | 8 (14.8%) | |
| Pesticides | 10 (18.5%) | |
| no data (n = 48) | 15 (27.8%) | |
* E.g., grease, glue, disinfectant, cleaning supplies; ** E.g., humidity, high or low temperature, welding.