Respiratory symptoms as responded to the BMRC questionnaire
| Percentage of affirmative responses | p value (Fisher’s exact test) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Index cases (n = 17) | Non-index cases (n = 44) | ||||
| Cough | 53% | 12% | 0.002 | ||
| Cough for three consecutive months per year | 47% | 14% | 0.01 | ||
| Phlegm | 41% | 11% | 0.03 | ||
| Phlegm for three consecutive months per year | 35% | 11% | 0.06 | ||
| Shortness of breath | 88% | 46% | 0.003 | ||
| Attacks of wheeziness | 59% | 27% | 0.04 | ||
| Asthma | 35% | 9% | 0.02 | ||
| Pneumonia | 82% | 34% | 0.001 | ||