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Table 5 Analysis of the individual symptoms according to working time

From: Acute Symptoms in Firefighters who Participated in Collection Work after the Community Hydrogen Fluoride Spill Accident

 

Less than 1 hours (N = 28)

1-10 hours (N = 272)

More than 10 hours (N = 48)

Total

p-value*

 

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

 

Throat

         

  Throat pain

8

32.0

45

12.6

11

13.3

64

13.7

0.840

Nose

         

  Rhinorreha

2

8.0

23

6.4

7

8.4

32

6.9

0.207

  Nasal obstruction

1

4.0

6

1.7

2

2.4

9

1.9

0.726

  Nasal pain

0

0.0

3

0.8

0

0.0

3

0.6

0.830

Eye

         

  Ocular pain

4

16.0

45

12.6

6

7.2

55

11.8

0.713

  Red eye

1

4.0

10

2.8

1

1.2

12

2.6

0.663

  Blurred vision

0

0.0

7

2.0

3

3.6

10

2.1

0.094

  Lacrimination

0

0.0

7

2.0

2

2.4

9

1.9

0.281

Lung

         

  Cough

2

8.0

49

13.7

12

14.5

63

13.5

0.056

  Sputum

0

0.0

33

9.2

8

9.6

41

8.8

0.043

  Chest discomfort

1

4.0

24

6.7

5

6.0

30

6.4

0.349

  Dyspnea

0

0.0

4

1.1

0

0.0

4

0.9

0.803

Skin

         

  Skin pruritus

2

8.0

18

5.0

1

1.2

21

4.5

0.285

  Skin rash

1

4.0

9

2.5

2

2.4

12

2.6

0.884

  Skin pain

0

0.0

6

1.7

1

1.2

7

1.5

0.623

Nerve

         

  Fatigue

2

8.0

21

5.9

9

10.8

32

6.9

0.039

  Headache

1

4.0

23

6.4

6

7.2

30

6.4

0.178

  Dizziness

0

0.0

5

1.4

2

2.4

7

1.5

0.189

  Arm/leg claudication

0

0.0

6

1.7

0

0.0

6

1.3

0.760

Stomach

         

  Vomiting

0

0.0

3

0.8

4

4.8

7

1.5

0.003

Other

0

0.0

11

3.1

1

1.2

12

2.6

0.844

Total

25

100.0

358

100.0

83

173.2

466

100.0

 
  1. *Chi-square test for trend.