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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of respondents

From: Changes in subjective symptoms and allergy state among medical students exposed to low-level formaldehyde 6 months after completion of a gross anatomy dissection course

 

n (%)

All

Male

Female

Age at first survey (years; mean ± SD)

22.3 ± 3.0

22.5 ± 2.7

21.8 ± 3.7

Sex

 Male

91 (75.2)

  

 Female

30 (24.8)

  

One or more subjective symptom

 Before course

98 (81.0)

72 (79.1)

26 (86.7)

 During course

105 (86.8)

76 (83.5)

29 (96.7)

 Six months after completion of the course*

61 (50.4)

38 (41.8)

22 (73.3)

People with allergy history

 Total

48 (39.7)

38 (41.8)

10 (33.3)

 Hay fever

28 (23.1)

21 (23.1)

7 (23.3)

 Allergic rhinitis

23 (19.0)

19 (20.9)

4 (13.3)

 Alimentary allergy

10 (8.3)

9 (9.9)

1 (3.3)

 Atopic dermatitis

9 (7.4)

8 (8.8)

1 (3.3)

 Bronchial asthma

6 (5.0)

5 (5.5)

1 (3.3)

 Allergic conjunctivitis

3 (2.5)

2 (2.2)

1 (3.3)

 Hives

2 (1.7)

1 (1.1)

1 (3.3)

 Other

1 (0.8)

1 (1.1)

0 (0.0)

  1. * Significant difference between male and female (P < 0.05)