Response | Chronic respiratory Symptoms | COR (95% CI) | AOR (95% CI) | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | |||
Age Group | ||||
less than 25 | 12 | 68 | 1 | 1 |
More than 25 | 42 | 104 | 2.29 (1.12–4.66) | 2.12 (1.12–4.46) |
Educational Status | ||||
Primary and secondary | 47 | 169 | 5.25 (1.42–19.36) | 5.11 (1.35–19.33) |
College Education | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
Work Experience | ||||
Less than 5 Years | 19 | 82 | 1 | 1 |
More than 5 Years | 35 | 90 | 1.6 (0.89–3.16) | 1.35 (0.69–2.63) |
Respiratory Protective Equipment used | ||||
Fume-proof | 41 | 90 | 1 | 1 |
No-fume-proof | 13 | 82 | 2.97 (1.45–6.03) | 3.33 (1.52–7.31) |
Smoking Status | ||||
Smoker | 16 | 15 | 4.41 (2.0–9.70) | 3.57 (1.54–8.23) |
Non-Smoker | 38 | 157 | 1 | 1 |
Alcohol Intake Status | ||||
Consumer | 31 | 59 | 2.58 (1.38–4.82) | 2.04 (1.04–3.99) |
Non-Consumer | 23 | 113 | 1 | 1 |
Work-Related Medical Checkups | ||||
Yes | 31 | 68 | 1 | 1 |
No | 23 | 104 | 2.06 (1.11–3.83) | 3.12 (1.50–6.48) |
Working hours in a day | ||||
Up to 8 h | 19 | 82 | 1 | 1 |
more than 8 h | 35 | 90 | 1.68 (0.89–3.16) | 1.63 (0.88–3.18) |
Safety training | ||||
Yes | 13 | 20 | 1 | 1 |
No | 41 | 152 | 2.41 (1.11–5.25) | 2.41 (1.10–5.28) |
Welding machine calibration | ||||
Yes | 29 | 58 | 1 | 1 |
No | 25 | 114 | 2.2 (1.18–4.11) | 1.87 (1.01–3.59) |
Welding Site | ||||
Outdoors | 19 | 38 | 1 | 1 |
Indoors | 6 | 72 | 6.0 (2.21–16.29) | 6.85 (2.36–19.89) |
Both | 29 | 62 | 1.06 (0.52–2.16) | 1.13 (0.55–2.32) |