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Table 1 Personal exposure to particles from cooking fumes and personal characteristics of the twenty-four volunteers who participated in the study.

From: Short term exposure to cooking fumes and pulmonary function

Group and subject number

Personal

Exposure

mg/m3

Sex*

Age (Years)

Height (cm)

Weight (Kg)

Current cold

Known allergy

Current medication

A

1

13.8

F

24

173

65

No

No

No

 

2

14.4

M

25

193

105

No

No

No

 

3

14.9

F

24

163

61

No

No

Yes

 

4

13.9

F

21

152

45

No

No

No

 

5

18.9

M

24

183

90

Yes

No

No

 

6

20.8

F

22

166

66

No

Yes

Yes

 

7

24.1

M

26

193

95

No

No

No

 

8

24.4

M

28

177

75

No

No

No

 

9

15.4

M

26

184

76

No

Yes

No

 

10

32.9

M

25

172

67

Yes

No

No

 

11

23.7

M

25

187

74

No

No

No

 

12

16.7

M

24

187

84

Yes

Yes

No

All group A mean (SD)

19,5 (5,9)

50%

female

24.5 (1.8)

177.5 (12.7)

75.3 (16.4)

25%

25%

17%

B

         
 

13

33.1

F

24

172

65

No

No

Yes

 

14

43.2

M

23

185

73

Yes

Yes

No

 

15

50.1

F

21

165

65

Yes

No

No

 

16

32.8

F

21

162

49

No

Yes

Yes

 

17

53.2

F

24

166

85

No

No

Yes

 

18

31.9

M

23

187

86

No

Yes

No

 

19

38.6

F

19

170

58

No

No

No

 

20

31.2

M

31

176

78

No

No

No

 

21

52.5

M

21

165

68

No

Yes

Yes

 

22

44.8

M

25

171

63

No

No

No

 

23

47.3

M

22

169

63

Yes

Yes

Yes

 

24

54.9

M

23

180

95

No

No

Yes

All group B mean (SD)

42,8 (9,0)

42%

female

23.1 (3.0)

172.3 (8.1)

70.7 (13.2)

25%

42%

50%

All 24 mean (SD)

31,1 (14,0)

46%

female

23.8 (2.5)

174.9 (10.8)

73.0 (14.7)

25%

33%

33%

  1. F = female, m = male