Table 3 Anamnestic, lung function data and biological monitoring in workers with and without HRCT findings (t-test)
From: Aluminosis – Detection of an almost forgotten disease with HRCT
Parameter | Al-induced findings | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
no | yes | ||||
Mean | Std.Err. | Mean | Std.Err. | Pr>|t| | |
Age (years) | 40.9 | 1.6 | 42.9 | 1.8 | 0. 3855 |
Weight (kg) | 82.9 | 2.0 | 82.0 | 3.7 | 0. 8221 |
Height (cm) | 172.9 | 1.1 | 173.5 | 1.7 | 0. 7726 |
Time of exposure (months) | 142.7 | 15.2 | 180.0 | 21.7 | 0.1700 |
Al -plasma (μg/l) | 15.4 | 2.5 | 33.5 | 6.1 | 0.0124 |
Al -urine (μg/gcreat) | 135.1 | 24.5 | 340.5 | 62.4 | 0. 0065 |
FEV1/VC (%) | 83.9 | 0.8 | 86.0 | 0.7 | 0.0660 |
TLC (% pred.) | 104.6 | 1.9 | 95.4 | 5.1 | 0.1070 |
VC (% pred.) | 101.8 | 2.1 | 90.9 | 3.5 | 0.0133 |
Rtot (kPa*s/l) | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1363 |
Body mass index | 27.8 | 0.6 | 27.3 | 1.1 | 0.6951 |