Integrated view of health conditions in the flight attendant respondents .....................................................................
The table below reflects a composite profile of the prevalence of certain health conditions that are common to all previous queries about health in the past
week, in the past year, or ever (as diagnosed by a health care provider), although different questions may reference the similar conditions in unique ways. For example, some health conditions are referenced by subjective symptoms while other health conditions are referenced by a medical diagnosis (usually involving one or more symptoms). “NA” or “not applicable” in the chart below denotes that information about a condition was asked about in this way. Also, we note that some conditions are not exactly the same but have some overlapping characteristics. In this case, we added notation about how the condition was interpreted in the corresponding box.
Composite view of health conditions common to Acute and Chronic queries in survey
Health condition |
Acute |
Chronic |
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sought treatment |
told by provider |
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Fatigue |
27% (n =3817) |
37% (n=3,809) |
NA |
|
Sleep |
35% (n=3827) |
NA |
34% (n=3852) |
|
Low back pain |
28% (n =3787) |
NA |
53% (n=3861) |
|
Headaches-severe |
6.5% (n=3729) |
23% (n=3804) |
19.4% (n=3,934) |
|
Rash or hives |
NA |
15% (n=3804) |
10.8% (n=3,845) |
|
Shortness of breath |
5% (n=3721) |
15.5% (n=3787) |
13.2 (n=3,918) |
|
Dizziness |
4% (n =3708) |
19.4% (n=3796) |
12% (n=3,845) |
|
Loss of memory/ concentration |
9% (n=3746) |
15% (n=3783) |
NA |
|
Nausea |
3% (n=3703) |
11.2% (n=3778) |
7% (n=3,825) |
|
Depression |
12% (n=3751) |
NA |
36% anxiety/depression |
|
Anxiety/stress |
20%(n =3778) |
NA |
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Numbness/tingling |
6% (n=3714) |
17% (n=3801) |
NA |
|
Muscle weakness |
12.4% (n=3721) |
16.3% (n=3778) |
NA |
|
Altered vision |
7.5% (n=3623) |
11% (n=3776) |
NA |
|
Coordination/balance loss |
3% (n=3,702) |
9.1% (n=3,795) |
NA |
|
General/diffuse muscle aches |
12.3% (n=3,721) |
33.3%(n=3,813) |
NA |
|
Tremors/shaking |
1.4% (n=3,714) |
3.7% (n=3,785) |
NA |
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