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Table 3 Symptom prevalence and adjusted prevalence ratio by exposure zone

From: Investigating health effects in a community surrounding a road tunnel stack – a cross sectional study

Symptom

Exposure Zone

Prevalence % (95% CI)

Adjusted prevalence ratioa (95% CI)

Dry Eye

High

7.1 (3.8 – 10.5)

1.12 (0.62 – 2.02)

 

Medium

7.5 (3.4 – 11.5)

1.11 (0.59 – 2.06)

 

Low

6.3 (3.9 – 8.7)

1.00

 

Overall

6.6 (4.7 – 8.6)

 

Any Eye Symptom

High

51.6 (43.8 – 59.5)

1.11 (0.92–1.34)

 

Medium

57.3 (50.6 – 64.1)

1.23 (1.05–1.45)

 

Low

47.1 (41.8 – 52.4)

1.00

 

Overall

50.0 (46.0 – 54.0)

 

More Frequent and/or Severe Eye Symptom

High

15.0 (10.2 – 19.7)

0.95 (0.64–1.40)

 

Medium

21.3 (15.4 – 27.1)

1.28 (0.89–1.83)

 

Low

16.0 (12.2 – 19.8)

1.00

 

Overall

17.2 (14.2 – 20.1)

 

Any Nasal Symptom

High

60.3 (52.4 – 68.2)

0.90 (0.77–1.04)

 

Medium

67.4 (61.0 – 73.9)

1.01 (0.89–1.14)

 

Low

67.2 (62.2 – 72.2)

1.00

 

Overall

66.6 (62.9–70.4)

 

More Frequent and/or Severe Nasal Symptom

High

30.8 (24.0 – 37.7)

1.00 (0.76–1.31)

 

Medium

38.2 (31.4 – 45.0)

1.20 (0.96–1.52)

 

Low

31.2 (26.5 – 36.0)

1.00

 

Overall

32.9 (29.2–36.6)

 

Any Throat Symptom

High

31.0 (23.4 – 38.6)

0.96 (0.73–1.28)

 

Medium

32.9 (26.5 – 39.3)

1.01 (0.79–1.30)

 

Low

33.5 (28.4 – 38.6)

1.00

 

Overall

33.1 (29.3–36.9)

 

More Frequent and/or Severe Throat Symptom

High

13.7 (9.0 – 18.4)

0.97 (0.63–1.49)

 

Medium

15.7 (10.7 – 20.6)

1.07 (0.72–1.59)

 

Low

14.8 (11.1 – 18.5)

1.00

 

Overall

14.9 (12.1–17.7)

 
  1. CI = Confidence interval
  2. aAdjusted for age, sex, cigarette smoke and internal garaging.