Table 8 Acute symptoms in exposed female and male textile workers
Group | Sex | N | Cough % | Dyspnea % | Throat | Eye irritation % | Nose | Headache % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | irritation % | dryness % | Â | secretion % | dryness % | bleeding % | Â |
Cotton | F | 37 | 61.5 | 54.9 | 72.5 | 69.3 | 70.5 | 20.5 | 40.5 | 20.3 | 45.7 |
| Â | M | 34 | 63.7 | 56.9 | 67.3 | 60.5 | 61.3 | 19.5 | 50.0 | 21.4 | 21.5 |
Hemp | F | 48 | 76.3 | 65.8 | 71.1 | 81.5 | 68.4 | 23.7 | 65.8 | 28.9 | 47.4 |
| Â | M | 29 | 71.4 | 71.4 | 67.9 | 67.9 | 82.1 | 17.9 | 60.7 | 28.0 | 82.1 |
Wool | F | 176 | 67.2 | 60.3 | 50.1 | 40.5 | 41.5 | 30.6 | 30.2 | 29.5 | 35.1 |
| Â | M | 76 | 68.3 | 62.4 | 55.1 | 41.4 | 44.5 | 32.5 | 32.5 | 30.1 | 22.5 |
Jute | F | 70 | 63.2 | 63.2 | 57.9 | 63.2 | 73.7 | 36.8 | 36.8 | 26.3 | 73.7 |
| Â | M | 15 | 60.1 | 62.3 | 50.7 | 60.3 | 65.5 | 30.7 | 31.2 | 25.1 | 19.3 |
Sisal | F | 50 | 60.0 | 35.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 60.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 |
| Â | M | 19 | 57.2 | 30.1 | 40.2 | 41.3 | 40.0 | 19.5 | 15.1 | 17.1 | 12.3 |
All textile workers | F | 381 | 65.6 | 55.8 | 59.3 | 59.9 | 62.8 | 26.3 | 38.7 | 25.0 | 44.4 |
| Â | M | 173 | 64.1 | 56.6 | 56.2 | 54.3 | 58.7 | 24.0 | 37.9 | 24.3 | 31.5 |