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Table 2 Prevalence of health conditions and symptoms reported by at least 15% of participants

From: Estimating the health consequences of flight attendant work: comparing flight attendant health to the general population in a cross-sectional study

 

All participants

Female

Male

No. cases (%)

Frequent symptoms: lasting 5–7 days over the past week

 Dry eyes

1036 (20.0%)

890 (21.2%)

146 (15.1%)

 Sinus congestion

1279 (24.7%)

1033 (24.5%)

246 (25.3%)

 Sinus pain

867 (16.8%)

710 (17.0%)

157 (16.3%)

 Runny nose

1064 (20.6%)

901 (21.4%)

163 (16.9%)

 Bloating

1291 (25.0%)

1117 (26.6%)

174 (18.0%)

 Fatigue

1392 (25.9%)

1156 (26.5%)

236 (23.7%)

 Anxiety

845 (16.4%)

696 (16.6%)

149 (15.4%)

 Sleep disturbances

1838 (35.4%)

1541 (36.6%)

297 (30.6%)

 Back pain

1243 (24.0%)

1051 (24.9%)

192 (19.8%)

 Foot pain

1250 (24.2%)

1078 (25.6%)

172 (17.8%)

 Shoulder/elbow/wrist/hand pain

1531 (29.7%)

1323 (31.5%)

208 (21.5%)

 Joint pain

1101 (21.3%)

949 (22.6%)

152 (15.7%)

Notable conditions: needing medical attention over the past year

 Dry eyes

1075 (21.4%)

909 (22.3%)

166 (17.7%)

 Sinus congestion

2173 (42.7%)

1813 (43.9%)

360 (37.8%)

 Sinus pain

1943 (38.3%)

1620 (39.2%)

323 (33.9%)

 Ear pain

1339 (26.6%)

1145 (28.0%)

194 (20.6%)

 Ear infection

755 (15.1%)

649 (16.0%)

106 (11.3%)

 Runny nose

1132 (22.5%)

947 (23.1%)

185 (19.6%)

 Sore throat

975 (19.4%)

814 (19.9%)

161 (17.0%)

 Cough

1408 (27.8%)

1167 (28.4%)

241 (25.4%)

 Hoarseness

790 (15.8%)

674 (16.6%)

116 (12.3%)

 Bloating

862 (17.3%)

725 (17.9%)

137 (14.6%)

 Fatigue

1076 (21.4%)

899 (22.0%)

177 (18.8%)

 Anxiety

1070 (21.3%)

896 (22.0%)

174 (18.5%)

 Depression

817 (16.3%)

667 (16.4%)

150 (15.9%)

 Sleep disturbance

1364 (27.1%)

1133 (27.7%)

231 (24.4%)

 Back pain

1376 (27.3%)

1145 (28.0%)

231 (24.3%)

 Foot pain

1034 (20.6%)

878 (21.6%)

156 (16.5%)

 Shoulder/elbow/wrist/hand pain

1463 (29.0%)

1254 (30.6%)

209 (22.1%)

 Joint pain

849 (17.0%)

711 (17.5%)

138 (14.6%)

 Pneumonia

1.380 (30.9%)

1143 (31.6%)

237 (27.7%)

 Sinusitis

967 (19.6%)

814 (20.3%)

153 (16.4%)

 Anxiety

871 (17.5%)

712 (17.6%)

159 (16.9%)

 Depression

882 (17.7%)

725 (17.9%)

157 (16.8%)

 Sleep disturbance

1224 (24.4%)

999 (24.5%)

225 (23.9%)

 Allergies (pollen, dust, mold)

1355 (27.0%)

1145 (28.1%)

210 (22.3%)

 Chronic back pain

942 (18.9%)

781 (19.3%)

161 (17.1%)

 Cancer (any)

871 (17.1%)

771 (18.6%)

100 (10.4%)

 Hypertension

854 (17.2%)

617 (15.3%)

237 (25.2%)

 High cholesterol

1026 (20.6%)

764 (18.9%)

262 (27.7%)