Table 5: Lung function and the duration of occupational exposure across the study population (in years).

Duration of occupation across study population

 

Spirometry test

Percentage of predicted

< 5

5 to 10

11 to 15

> 15

Total

P-Value

 

FEV1

 

 

 

 

 

< 30%

 

0

 

0

 

1

 

8

 

9

 

30-49%

1

2

14

41

58

 

50-79%

14

20

19

16

64

 

> 80%

100

48

30

6

184

 

Total

115

70

 

64

71

320

0.001

FEV1/FVC

 

< 0.7

5

7

25

59

96

 

> 0.7

110

63

39

12

224

 

Total

115

70

64

71

320

0.001

*p < 0.05