Respiratory Disorders Related to e-Waste Exposure among Workers in the Informal Sector in a Sub-Saharan African City: An Exposed Nonexposed Study

Table 4

Lung function disorders among e-waste workers in the recycling sector (exposed, ) compared to matched unexposed subjects () in Cotonou, Benin ().

	Unexposed, (%)	Exposed, (%)	value
Obstructive disorders	18 (12.2)	15 (10.1)	0.248
Suggestive restrictive disorders	4 (2.7)	16 (10.8)	0.005
Suggestive mixed disorders	0 (0)	6 (4.1)	0.013
All disorders	22 (14.9)	37 (25.0)	0.029
Total evaluated	148	148

Fisher exact test.