Table 3: Distribution of study population according to symptoms.
|
Respiratory Symptoms (points) |
|
Taxi drivers n = 200 (%) |
Employees n = 120 (%) |
|
Cough
|
NO |
135 (67.5) |
90 (75) |
|
YES |
65 (32.5) |
30 (25) |
|
|
Day time (1 point) |
47 (23.5) |
18 (15) |
|
|
Nighttime (2 points) |
5 (2.5) |
5 (4) |
|
|
Day and night (3 points) |
13 (6.5) |
7 (6) |
|
|
Productive for > 2 y (2points) |
25 (12.5) |
9 (7.5) |
|
|
Wheezing
|
No |
180 (90) |
110 (91) |
|
Yes |
20 (10) |
10 (9) |
|
|
Day time (1point) |
7 (3.5) |
6 (5) |
|
|
Nighttime (2 points) |
9 (4.5) |
2 (2) |
|
|
Day and night (3 points) |
4 (2) |
2 (2) |
|
|
Dyspnea
|
Yes |
73 (36.5) |
33 (27.5) |
|
Dyspnea during: Strenuous exercise (1 point) |
26 (13) |
11 (9) |
|
|
Walking up a slight hill (2 points) |
22 (11) |
7 (6) |
|
|
Walking less than people of the same age (3points) |
9 (4.5) |
8 (6.5) |
|
|
Walking 100 meters (4 points) |
14 (7) |
7 (6) |
|
|
Changing clothes (5 points) |
2 (1) |
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