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Table 3 Prevalence rates of symptoms/diseases by the distance classes in males and females.

From: Geographical information system and environmental epidemiology: a cross-sectional spatial analysis of the effects of traffic-related air pollution on population respiratory health

 

Males

Females

 

Distance of residence to main road

Distance of residence to main road

 

<100 m

100-250 m

250-800 m

<100 m

100-250 m

250-800 m

 

n = 263

n = 279

n = 402

n = 322

n = 332

n = 464

 

%

%

%

%

%

%

Chronic cough

18.6

17.2

17.9

9.0

11.1

8.8

Chronic phlegm

22.8

17.6

21.1

7.8

7.2

5.8

Persistent wheeze

15.2 #

13.6

9.7

8.7

5.4

6.9

Dyspnea

17.9

16.1

18.4

35.4 **

28.3

23.9

COPD

14.4 #

9.7

9.2

4.3

2.4

2.6

Hay fever

16.7

21.1

19.2

18.3

16.3

22.0

Eye redness

17.1

17.6

19.2

22.7

23.8

22.5

Asthma

8.7

8.2

5.5

9.6 *

3.9

6.3

Eczema

10.3

7.9

9.2

11.2

12.3

12.9

Attacks of shortness of breath with wheeze

11.4

11.1

9.2

9.3 **

3.3

5.8

  1. *** p < 0.001, ** p < 0.01, * p < 0.05, # 0.05 < p < 0.1 (borderline) from Pearson chi-square test; comparison between subjects living at different distances from the main road, separately in males and in females
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