Extent of exposure to scented candles | Reported symptoms [OR (95% CI); p-value] | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Headache | Sneezing | Wheezing | Cough | Chest tightness | Shortness of breath | Nasal allergies | |
Frequency of use in a month | |||||||
Once | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
Twice | 1.02 [0.51-2.02] 0.952 | 0.55 [0.20-1.50] 0.243 | 0.57 [0.25-1.33] 0.193 | 1.05 [0.57-1.94] 0.877 | 1.03 [0.54-1.98] 0.925 | 1.20 [0.53-2.73] 0.662 | 1.03 [0.54-1.98] 0.929 |
3 Times | 0.66 [0.34-1.31] 0.238 | 0.47 [0.17-1.32] 0.151 | 0.65 [0.27-1.56] 0.337 | 1.13 [0.60-2.14] 0.705 | 1.71 [0.85-3.44] 0.133 | 0.99 [0.42-2.31] 0.981 | 1.03 [0.53-2.01] 0.932 |
4 Times or more | 0.65 [0.36-1.16] 0.145 | 1.04 [0.38-2.85] 0.942 | 0.74 [0.34-1.63] 0.457 | 1.07 [0.62-1.82] 0.814 | 1.27 [0.72-2.23] 0.406 | 1.51 [0.72-3.18] 0.281 | 1.27 [0.71-2.27] 0.418 |
Frequency of use in a week | |||||||
1-2 Times | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
3-4 Times | 0.51 [0.20-1.33] 0.169 | 0.93 [0.19-4.58] 0.926 | 0.62 [0.16-2.34] 0.477 | 1.03 [0.44-2.43] 0.939 | 0.80 [0.34-1.90] 0.617 | 1.14 [0.33-3.93] 0.838 | 1.00 [0.39-2.53] 0.997 |
5-6 Times | 0.78 [0.16-3.74] 0.758 | 0.36 [0.04-2.89] 0.337 | 0.10 [0.02-0.54] 0.008* | 4.19 [0.78-22.61] 0.095 | 0.87 [0.20-3.72] 0.854 | 1.16 [0.14-9.27] 0.892 | 0.86 [0.18-4.01] 0.848 |
Daily | 0.55 [0.16-1.87] 0.343 | 1.41 [0.13-15.38] 0.729 | 0.44 [0.09-2.13] 0.305 | 1.84 [0.57-5.90] 0.305 | 1.00 [0.32-3.16] 0.999 | 0.37 [0.09-1.49] 0.163 | 1.03 [0.31-3.45] 0.960 |
Frequency of use in a day | |||||||
1-2 Times | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
3 Times or more | 0.81 [0.50-1.31] 0.396 | 0.97 [0.44-2.14] 0.949 | 0.95 [0.51-1.79] 0.878 | 1.03 [0.66-1.63] 0.883 | 1.13 [0.70-1.84] 0.612 | 1.72 [0.89-3.33] 0.107 | 1.12 [0.69-1.83] 0.642 |
Duration of exposure | |||||||
< 20 minutes | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref | Ref |
20-60 minutes | 1.11 [0.67-1.83] 0.694 | 0.92 [0.41-2.08] 0.835 | 0.92 [0.48-1.79] 0.817 | 1.10 [0.68-1.77] 0.706 | 1.16 [0.70-1.93] 0.563 | 0.83 [0.42-1.63] 0.584 | 0.94 [0.56-1.57] 0.811 |
> 60 minutes | 1.42 [0.68-2.96] 0.349 | 1.29 [0.42-4.00] 0.654 | 1.23 [0.48-3.13] 0.669 | 0.72 [0.37-1.40] 0.331 | 0.84 [0.41-1.73] 0.645 | 0.50 [0.21-1.21] 0.125 | 0.80 [0.39-1.65] 0.551 |