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Table 4 Self-assessed symptoms during the three different exposure scenarios

From: Effects of cleaning spray use on eyes, airways, and ergonomic load

 

Time point

Water

Foam

Spray

Percentiles

25th

50th

75th

25th

50th

75th

25th

50th

75th

Nasal symptoms

Before 1

0

3

10

0

1

13

0

2

12.5

After 1

0

0

0

0

0

9.3

0

10.5

18.5

Before 2

0

0

7

0

0

10.3

0

0

9

After 2

0

0

6

0

0

9

0

7.5

25.5

Before 3

0

0

6

0

0.5

8

0

5.5

17.8

After 3

0

0

4.3

0

3

10

0

11

19.8

Day after

0

0

6

0

3

14.5

0

4.5

13.5

Eye symptoms

Before 1

0

0

5

0

0

0.8

0

0

8.3

After 1

0

0

0

0

0

1.5

0

0

2.5

Before 2

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

After 2

0

0

4

0

0

7

0

0

1.3

Before 3

0

0

0

0

0

0.5

0

0

5

After 3

0

0

1.5

0

0

3

0

0

8.5

Day after

0

0

0

0

0

2.5

0

0

0.8

Throat symptoms

Before 1

0

0

4

0

0

4.8

0

0

4.5

After 1

0

0

6

0

0

7

0

0

9.5

Before 2

0

0

6

0

0

0

0

0

0

After 2

0

0

5

0

0

5.5

0

0

7.5

Before 3

0

0

5.3

0

0

0.8

0

0

0

After 3

0

0

7.8

0

2.5

8.3

0

0

11

Day after

0

0

1.3

0

0

3.5

0

0

0

  1. Values within the group of all subjects are presented as the 25th-, 50th- and 75th-percentiles from the summed results of the four different eye symptoms (itching, running, burning, sensation of dryness), five different nasal symptoms (itching, running, tingling, sensation of dryness, blocked), and two different throat symptoms (cough, sensation of dryness), using a visual analogue scale ranging from 0 to 100 mm