Table 4: Comparison of developing symptoms with distance to operating table (N = 139).

Symptoms**

Frequency

Distance to Operating Table

*p

< 50 cm

50-100 cm

> 100 cm 

Total

n

%

n

%

n

%

n

%

Cough

27.2%

Yes

22

16.4

6

4.5

8

6

36

26.9

0.023

 

No

68

50.7

24

17.9

6

4.5

98

73.1

Headache

64.7%

Yes

58

43.3

19

14.2

9

6.7

86

64.2

0.994

No

32

23.9

11

8.2

5

3.2

48

35.8

Eye burning

43.4%

Yes

39

29.1

14

10.4

5

3.7

58

43.3

0.792

 

No

51

38.1

16

11.9

9

6.7

76

56.7

Nausea-vomiting

32.4%

 

Yes

31

23.1

8

6.0

4

3.0

43

32.1

0.700

 

No

59

44

22

16.4

10

7.5

91

67.9

Weakness

72.8%

 

Yes

68

50.7

21

15.7

9

6.7

98

73.1

0.614

 

No

22

16.4

9

6.7

5

3.7

36

26.9

Anxiety

16.5%

 

Yes

16

11.9

4

3.0

2

1.5

22

16.4

0.829

 

No

74

55.2

26

19.4

12

9.0

112

83.6

*Chi-square analysis; **Participants chose more than one method.