Table 3 Distribution of self-experienced symptoms in the nose, eyes and throat, coughing, and difficulty breathing
From: Effects of cleaning spray use on eyes, airways, and ergonomic load
Symptom | 1: Spray users (N = 174) | 2: Never spray users (N = 51) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
a: During spray use | b: During cleaning other than with spray | During cleaning other than with spray | |||||||
All N (%) | Femalea N = 128 N (%) | Malea N = 38 N (%) | All N (%) | Femalea N = 128 N (%) | Malea N = 38 N (%) | All N (%) | Femalea N = 37 N (%) | Malea N = 8 N (%) | |
Any symptom | 48 (28) | 31 (24) | 15 (39) | 6 (3) | 4 (3) | 2 (5) | 6 (12) | 5 (14) | 1 (13) |
Eyes | 14 (8) | 11 (9) | 3 (8) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (3) | 3 (6) | 3 (8) | 0 |
Nose | 34 (20) | 23 (18) | 10 (26) | 5 (3) | 4 (3) | 1 (3) | 2 (4) | 2 (5) | 0 |
Throat | 26 (15) | 19 (15) | 7 (18) | 4 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (5) | 6 (12) | 5 (14) | 1 (13) |
Cough | 18 (10) | 10 (8) | 7 (18) | 2 (1) | 0 | 2 (5) | 1 (2) | 1 (3) | 0 |
Difficulty breathing | 8 (5) | 4 (3) | 3 (8) | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 (3) | 1 (2) | 1 (3) | 0 |