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Table 2 Status of subjective symptoms and allergy symptoms

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

Subjective symptoms after course completion*

 Continuing

4 (3.3)

3 (3.3)

1 (3.3)

 Developed immediately after course

3 (2.5)

2 (2.2)

1 (3.3)

 Disappearance of symptoms after course

40 (33.1)

23 (25.3)

17 (56.7)

 No symptoms

74 (61.2)

63 (69.2)

11 (36.7)

Change in severity of allergy symptoms

 Worse during course

5 (10.4)

4 (10.5)

1 (10.0)

 Worse before course

5 (10.4)

4 (10.5)

1 (10.0)

 No change

38 (79.2)

30 (79.0)

8 (80.0)

Allergy onset

 Before start of course

48 (100.0)

38 (100.0)

10 (100.0)

Symptoms similar to sick building syndrome

 Often

5 (4.1)

4 (4.4)

1 (3.3)

 Sometimes

22 (18.2)

15 (16.7)

7 (23.3)

 Never

94 (77.7)

72 (78.9)

23 (73.4)

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