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Table 5 Respiratory symptoms in 2000 and 2009

From: Longitudinal study of respiratory function and symptoms in a non-smoking group of long-term officially-acknowledged victims of pollution-related illness

  

2000

2009

P

a. Male

Score

n = 156

n = 156

 

Dyspnea

1

10

(6.4%)

17

(10.9%)

<.05

 

2

91

(58.3%)

92

(59.0%)

 

3

50

(32.1%)

37

(23.7%)

 

4

5

(3.2%)

10

(6.4%)

 

5

0

(0%)

0

(0%)

Wheeze

1

40

(25.6%)

45

(28.8%)

0.84

 

2

60

(38.5%)

53

(34.0%)

 

3

45

(28.8%)

46

(29.5%)

 

4

11

(7.1%)

12

(7.7%)

 

5

0

(0%)

0

(0%)

Cough and sputum

1

0

(0%)

2

(1.3%)

0.87

 

2

77

(49.4%)

75

(48.1%)

 

3

72

(46.2%)

72

(46.2%)

 

4

7

(4.5%)

6

(3.8%)

 

5

0

(0%)

1

(0.6%)

b. Female

Score

n = 407

n = 406

 

Dyspnea

1

35

(8.6%)

41

(10.1%)

<.01

 

2

274

(67.3%)

282

(69.5%)

 

3

84

(20.6%)

73

(18.0%)

 

4

13

(3.2%)

10

(2.5%)

 

5

1

(0.2%)

0

(0%)

Wheeze

1

132

(32.4%)

156

(38.3%)

<.01

 

2

159

(39.1%)

137

(33.7%)

 

3

95

(23.3%)

97

(23.8%)

 

4

21

(5.1%)

17

(4.2%)

 

5

0

(0%)

0

(0%)

Cough and sputum

1

6

(1.5%)

13

(3.2%)

0.97

 

2

204

(50.1%)

201

(49.4%)

 

3

183

(45.0%)

182

(44.7%)

 

4

13

(3.2%)

11

(2.7%)

 

5

1

(0.2%)

0

(0%)

 
  1. Values are presented as number (%).
  2. 2000 versus 2009: Wilcoxon signed-rank test.
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