Table 3 Chronic respiratory symptoms in exposed female and male textile workers
Group | Sex | N | Mean age (yrs) | Mean exposure (yrs) | Smoking habit pack year | Chronic cough % | Chronic phlegm % | Chronic bronchitis % | Occupational asthma % | Dyspnea grade 3&4 % | Nasal catarrh % | Sinusitis % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Cotton | F | 37 | 34 | 11 | 7.5 | 31.6 | 15.8 | 15.8 | 3.5 | 31.6 | 52.6 | 37.2 |
| Â | M | 34 | 39 | 15 | 15.0 | 38.2 | 29.4 | 23.5 | 6.5 | 23.5 | 32.9 | 20.3 |
Hemp | F | 48 | 35 | 12 | 7.5 | 50.0 | 28.9 | 26.3 | 10.5 | 21.1 | 39.5 | 21.1 |
| Â | M | 29 | 43 | 18 | 23.0 | 57.1 | 39.3 | 39.3 | 7.1 | 21.4 | 25.0 | 25.0 |
Wool | F | 176 | 35 | 11 | 7.5 | 24.5 | 11.0 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 18.5 | 28.5 | 20.4 |
| Â | M | 76 | 36 | 11 | 16.0 | 60.8 | 44.8 | 43.5 | 4.2 | 25.8 | 21.7 | 22.5 |
Jute | F | 70 | 23 | 3 | 2.5 | 15.7 | 14.3 | 11.4 | 2.9 | 22.9 | 5.7 | 0 |
| Â | M | 15 | 25 | 4 | 5.0 | 30.5 | 25.1 | 19.1 | 1.5 | 18.7 | 4.1 | 0 |
Sisal | F | 50 | 29 | 8 | 5.0 | 14.0 | 14.0 | 12.0 | 4.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 4.0 |
| Â | M | 19 | 30 | 9 | 10.0 | 29.1 | 25.5 | 24.1 | 1.9 | 12.4 | 9.0 | 1.5 |
All textile workers | F | 381 | 31 | 9 | 6.0 | 27.2 | 16.8 | 14.3 | 4.9 | 20.8 | 27.3 | 16.5 |
| Â | M | 173 | 35 | 11 | 13.8 | 43.1 | 32.8 | 29.9 | 4.2 | 20.4 | 18.5 | 13.9 |