Table 3 Comparison of OccIDEAS and the Asthma-specific JEM (OAsJEM) assessments of exposure to asthmagens among healthcare workers in Australia (N = 426)
|  | n (%) exposed | 2 × 2 | Cohen’s Kappa (95% confidence interval) | % agreement | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
OccIDEAS | OAsJEM | YY a | YN b | NY c | NN d | |||
Cleaning/disinfecting agents | 332 (77.9) | 325 (76.3) | 266 | 66 | 59 | 35 | 0.17 (0.07–0.27) | 70.66 |
Latex | 265 (62.2) | 337 (79.1) | 219 | 46 | 118 | 43 | 0.10 (0.01–0.19) | 61.50 |
Arthropods/mites antigens | 56 (13.2) | 28 (6.6) | 18 | 38 | 10 | 360 | 0.37 (0.24–0.51) | 88.73 |
Acrylates | 27 (6.3) | 11 (2.6) | 2 | 25 | 9 | 390 | 0.07 (-0.06–0.21) | 92.02 |
High-level disinfectants | 21 (4.9) | 348 (81.7) | 20 | 1 | 328 | 77 | 0.02 (0.00–0.03) | 22.77 |
Derived from animals | 11 (2.6) | 8 (1.9) | 5 | 6 | 3 | 412 | 0.52 (0.24–0.79) | 97.89 |
Drugs | 6 (1.4) | 10 (2.4) | 3 | 3 | 7 | 413 | 0.36 (0.06–0.67) | 97.65 |
Plants | 81 (19.0) | 0 (0.0) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Bio-aerosols | 57 (13.4) | 0 (0.0) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Pesticides | 51 (12.0) | 0 (0.0) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Biological enzymes | 45 (10.6) | 0 (0.0) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Epoxy | 4 (0.9) | 0 (0.0) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Foods | 3 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Amines | 2 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Derived from fish | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Isocyanates | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0.0) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Flour associated antigens | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Metals | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Wood dusts | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | - | - | - | - | - | - |