Table 2.
Relation between some sociodemographic, occupational characteristics and medical history and ocular symptoms of the studied participants
| Ocular symptoms | COR (CI 95%) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Present N = 134 |
Absent N = 116 |
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| No | % | No | % | ||
| Age of workers | |||||
|
20- (n = 91) 30- (n = 110) ≥ 40 (n = 49) |
34 67 33 |
37.4 60.9 67.3 |
57 43 16 |
62.6 39.1 32.7 |
1.0 2.6 (1.47–4.62)** 3.45 (1.66–7.19)** |
| Education: | |||||
|
Illiterate and primary (n = 23) Preparatory (n = 82) Secondary/diploma (n = 109) University or higher (n = 36) |
8 45 64 17 |
34.8 54.9 58.7 47.2 |
15 37 45 19 |
65.2 45.1 41.3 52.8 |
1.0 2.28 (0.87–5.9) 2.66 (1.04–6.81)* 1.67 (0.57–4.9) |
| Residence | |||||
|
Rural (n = 171) Urban (n = 79) |
89 45 |
52.0 57.0 |
82 34 |
48.0 43.0 |
1.21 (0.71–2.08) |
| Marital status | |||||
|
Married (n = 148) Unmarried (n = 102) |
85 49 |
57.4 48.0 |
63 53 |
42.6 52.0 |
0.685 (0.41–1.13) |
| Smoking status | |||||
|
Smoker (n = 174) Non-smoker (n = 76) |
105 29 |
60.3 38.2 |
69 47 |
39.7 61.8 |
2.46 (1.41–4.29)** |
| Working category | |||||
|
Administrative workers (n = 43) Marble processing workers (n = 81) Supportive workers (n = 66) Installation and ornamental workers (n = 60) |
18 54 26 36 |
41.9 66.7 39.4 60.0 |
25 27 40 24 |
58.1 33.3 60.6 40.0 |
1.0 2.77 (1.29–5.95)** 0.90 (0.41–1.97) 2.08 (0.93–4.6) |
| Working duration (years) | |||||
|
˂ 10 (n = 84) 10- (n = 112) ≥ 20 (n = 54) |
37 59 38 |
44.0 52.7 70.4 |
47 53 16 |
56.0 47.3 29.6 |
1.0 1.41 (0.80–2.49) 3.01 (1.46–6.23)** |
| General medical history | |||||
| Hypertension | |||||
|
Yes (n = 52) No (n = 198) |
31 103 |
59.6 52.0 |
21 95 |
40.4 48.0 |
1.36 (0.73–2.53) |
| Diabetes | |||||
|
Yes (n = 45) No (n = 205) |
38 96 |
84.4 46.8 |
7 109 |
15.6 53.2 |
6.16 (2.63–14.4)** |
| Allergy to any substance | 6 | 85.7 | 1 | 14.3 | |
|
Yes (n = 7) No (n = 243) |
128 | 52.7 | 115 | 47.3 | 5.39 (0.63–45.44) |
*Statistically significant p value < 0.05.
**High statistically significant p value < 0.01.