Acute health effects of accidental chlorine gas exposure

Table 3 Comparison of symptom complaints with respect to distance from the accident spot

Chief complaint	Within 100 m		Within 100 m		Total		p-value^*
Chief complaint	n	%	n	%	n	%	p-value^*
Lung
Cough	19	26.0	41	31.5	60	29.6	0.409
Shortness of breath	22	30.1	12	9.2	34	16.7	0.000
Sputum	11	15.1	22	16.9	33	16.3	0.731
Nose and neck
Sore throat	27	37.0	34	26.2	61	30.0	0.016
Nasal pain	9	12.3	13	10.0	22	10.8	0.608
Dental pain	24	32.9	35	26.9	59	29.1	0.370
Eye
Eye pain	31	42.5	31	23.8	62	30.5	0.006
Eye redness	8	11.0	12	9.2	20	9.9	0.692
Blurred vision	9	12.3	11	8.5	20	9.9	0.375
Skin
Itching	13	17.8	9	6.9	22	10.8	0.017
Nerve
Headache	36	49.3	50	38.5	86	42.4	0.133
Dizziness	27	37.0	30	23.1	57	27.3	0.020
Stomach
Nausea	22	30.1	34	26.2	56	27.6	0.542
Heart
Chest discomfort	21	28.8	28	21.5	49	24.1	0.248
Psychological
Anxiety	16	21.9	7	5.4	23	11.3	<0.001
Other
General weakness	12	16.4	8	6.2	20	9.9	0.018
Fatigue	26	35.6	22	16.9	48	23.6	0.003
Total	73	100.0	130	100.0	203	100.0

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