Table 2 Frequency of respiratory tract diseases in flight attendants exposed to secondhand smoke
| Â | Â | Quartiles of Total Hours Spent in Smoky Cabin | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Respiratory Disease | Overall, N = 1007 n (%) | Q1, N = 252 n (%) | Q2, N = 257 n (%) | Q3, N = 246 n (%) | Q4, N = 252 n (%) |
Any respiratory disease | 702 (69.7) | 167 (66.3) | 173 (67.3) | 168 (68.0) | 194 (77.3) |
Sinusitis | 437 (43.4) | 103 (40.9) | 105 (40.9) | 116 (47.0) | 113 (45.0) |
Allergies | 406 (40.3) | 100 (39.7) | 98 (38.1) | 106 (42.9) | 102 (40.6) |
Bronchitis | 310 (30.8) | 61 (24.2) | 83 (32.3) | 82 (33.2) | 84 (33.5) |
Middle Ear Infections | 234 (23.2) | 43 (17.1) | 48 (18.7) | 70 (28.3) | 73 (29.1) |
Asthma | 137 (13.6) | 25 (9.9) | 32 (12.5) | 40 (16.2) | 40 (15.9) |
Hay Fever | 135 (13.4) | 29 (11.5) | 40 (15.6) | 37 (15.0) | 29 (11.6) |
Pneumonia | 126 (12.5) | 24 (9.5) | 26 (10.1) | 34 (13.8) | 42 (16.7) |
COPD | 20 (2.0) | 4 (1.6) | 4 (1.6) | 5 (2.0) | 7 (2.8) |