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Table 5 Biochemical serum parameters in shooting instructors occupationally exposed to UFPs (3 study points)

From: Occupational exposure to ultrafine particles in police officers: no evidence for adverse respiratory effects

 

Timepoint 0

Timepoint 1

Timepoint 2

p value

HDL

51.0 ± 11.6

49.2 ± 11.1

50.6 ± 11.2

n.s.

LDL

121.3 ± 39.8

111.0 ± 33.9

114.0 ± 41.4

n.s.

Cholesterol

201.3 ± 46.3

189.4 ± 44.0

196.2 ± 44.3

n.s.

Albumin

46.8 ± 2.4

46.5 ± 3.2

45.8 ± 2.7

0.0093

IgG

1066.7 ± 180.5

1042.0 ± 183.1

1021.4 ± 170.7

0.0001

FVII

101.9 ± 31.0

99.0 ± 41.7

97.0 ± 33.1

0.009

Fibrinogen

2.5 ± 0.5

2.1 ± 0.9

2.0 ± 0.7

0.003

  1. Data expressed in mean ± standard deviation
  2. HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, IgG immunoglobulin G, FVII factor VII, n.s. non significant
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Journal of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology

ISSN: 1745-6673