Table 2 Occupational exposure characteristics of COPD patients by smoking status.
From: Systemic inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a population-based study
Never smoker | Former smoker | Current smoker | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Subjects, n | 67 | 138 | 119 | |
Self-reported exposure to vapors, gases, dusts or fumes Job exposure | 27 (40.3%) | 54 (39.1%) | 49 (41.2%) | 0.945 |
Biological dusts | 15 (22.4%) | 56 (40.6%) | 50 (42.0%) | 0.017 |
Mineral dusts | 24 (35.8%) | 48 (34.8%) | 37 (31.1%) | 0.752 |
Gases or fumes | 33 (49.3%) | 55 (39.9%) | 48 (40.3%) | 0.398 |