Table 3 Regularly used fuel type among non-smokers (n = 1496)
Regularly Used Fuel | Spirometry-diagnosed COPD | Symptoms suggestive of COPD with or without spirometry evidence* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes N (%) | No N (%) | Yes N (%) | No N (%) | |
Clean fuel (Electricity and Liquefied Petroleum Gas)** | 15 (4.1) | 355 (95.9) | 163 (44.1) | 207(55.9) |
Wood (alone or in combination with clean fuel) | 43 (5.6) | 731 (94.4) | 396 (51.2) | 378 (48.8) |
Wood in combination with other type of unclean fuel (with or without clean fuel) | 04 (2.9) | 134 (97.1) | 77(55.8) | 61 (44.2) |
Kerosene/Dung/Crop/Charcoal | 08 (5.4) | 140 (94.6) | 76 (51.4) | 72 (48.6) |
Not cooking at home | 09 (13.6) | 57 (86.4) | 29(43.9) | 37(56.1) |