Table 3 Comparison of symptom complaints with respect to distance from the accident spot
From: Acute health effects of accidental chlorine gas exposure
| Chief complaint | Within 100 m | Within 100 m | Total | p-value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | n | % | n | % | ||
| 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 | |