Table 1 Demographic and exposure data of the subjects participating in the study
From: Maize pollen is an important allergen in occupationally exposed workers
Subject | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
Male (M) /Female (F) | F | M | F | M | F | F | F | F |
No current Smoker (NS)/Smoker (S) | NS | NS | NS | S | NS | NS | NS | S |
Pack years | 0.8 | 4.5 | ||||||
Cumulative exposure to maize pollen # | 29.4 | 42.2 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 50.5 | 6.0 |
Past maize pollination (years before this examination) | 0 | 0 | 4.1 | 0 | 0 | 0.3 | 0 | 0.9 |
Use of occupational protection measures | ||||||||
- at first contact with maize pollen | Dust mask, lab coat | Dust mask, lab coat | Only lab coat | Gloves, headpiece, dust mask | None | None | None | None |
- during their past pollination* | Overall, gloves, air-supplied respirator | |||||||