Table 2 Skin complaints within the occupational groups
Occupation | Chimneysweeper | Firefighter | Smelter | Total | χ2 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N | 74 | 52 | 60 | 186 | Fisher | ||||
Childhood eczema (Atopic dermatitis) | 7 | 9.5% | 3 | 5.8% | 6 | 10.0% | 16 | 8.6% | 0.659 |
Participants with hand eczema and/or skin complaints in total | 19 | 25.7% | 17 | 32.7% | 32 | 53.3% | 68 | 36.6% | 0.004 |
Lifetime prevalence hand eczema | 7 | 9.5% | 5 | 9.6% | 17 | 28.3% | 29 | 15.6% | 0.004 |
Lifetime prevalence skin complaints other locations | 14 | 18.9% | 12 | 23.1% | 24 | 40.0% | 50 | 26.9% | 0.020 |
Point prevalence hand eczema | 1 | 1.4% | 1 | 1.9% | 6 | 10.0% | 8 | 4.3% | 0.732 |
Point prevalence skin complaints other locations | 11 | 14.9% | 5 | 9.6% | 10 | 16.7% | 26 | 14.0% | 0.781 |