Appendix 3 Firefighters (n (%)) with hepatic and renal test values 2 SDs above the mean3-1-150, and haematological test values 2 SDs below the mean3-1-150
| Hospital 1 | Hospital 2 | Hospital 3 | Total firefighters | p Value | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Technicians | Support | Technicians | Support | Technicians | Support | Technicians | Support | ||||||||||||||
| White blood cells | Year 01 | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0/266 | (0) | 0/71 | (0) | NA | |||
| Year 03 | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 0/269 | (0) | 0/63 | (0) | NA | ||||
| Packed cell volume | Year 01 | 2 | (0.8) | 1 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.8) | 2 | (2.8) | 0 | (0) | 1 | (1.4) | 4/265 | (1.5) | 4/71 | (5.6) | 0.065 | |||
| Year 03 | 1 | (0.4) | 1 | (1.6) | 7 | (2.6) | 0 | (0) | 1 | (0.4) | 0 | (0) | 9/269 | (3.3) | 1/63 | (1.6) | 0.694 | ||||
| Platelet count | Year 01 | 0 | (0) | 1 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.8) | 0 | (0) | 1 | (0.4) | 0 | (0) | 2/268 | (0.8) | 1/70 | (1.4) | 1.000 | |||
| Year 03 | 0 | (0) | 1 | (1.6) | 2 | (0.8) | 0 | (0) | 1 | (0.4) | 0 | (0) | 3/269 | (1.1) | 1/63 | (1.6) | 0.571 | ||||
| Blood urea nitrogen | Year 01 | 3 | (1.1) | 2 | (2.8) | 6 | (2.2) | 1 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.8) | 1 | (1.4) | 11/268 | (4.1) | 4/71 | (5.6) | 0.527 | |||
| Year 03 | 1 | (0.4) | 1 | (1.6) | 6 | (2.3) | 2 | (3.1) | 1 | (0.4) | 1 | (1.6) | 8/269 | (3.0) | 4/63 | (6.3) | 0.252 | ||||
| Creatinine | Year 01 | 1 | (0.4) | 1 | (1.4) | 2 | (0.8) | 4 | (5.6) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 3/268 | (1.1) | 5/71 | (7.0) | 0.012 | |||
| Year 03 | 0 | (0) | 1 | (1.6) | 5 | (1.9) | 2 | (3.1) | 1 | (0.4) | 0 | (0) | 6/269 | (2.2) | 3/63 | (4.8) | 0.380 | ||||
| Alkaline phosphatase | Year 01 | 5 | (1.9) | 1 | (1.4) | 0 | (0) | 0 | (0) | 6 | (2.3) | 2 | (2.9) | 11/266 | (4.1) | 3/70 | (4.3) | 1.000 | |||
| Year 03 | 3 | (1.1) | 1 | (1.6) | 2 | (0.8) | 0 | (0) | 2 | (0.8) | 1 | (1.6) | 7/269 | (2.6) | 2/63 | (3.2) | 0.681 | ||||
| Aspartate aminotransfe rase | Year 01 | 2 | (0.8) | 0 | (0) | 2 | (0.8) | 1 | (1.4) | 3 | (1.1) | 1 | (1.4) | 7/266 | (2.6) | 2/71 | (2.8) | 1.000 | |||
| Year 03 | 3 | (1.1) | 0 | (0) | 2 | (0.8) | 2 | (3.1) | 4 | (1.5) | 0 | (0) | 9/269 | (3.3) | 2/63 | (3.2) | 1.000 | ||||
| Alanine aminotransfe rase | Year 01 | 2 | (0.8) | 0 | (0) | 2 | (0.8) | 1 | (1.4) | 5 | (1.9) | 1 | (1.4) | 9/266 | (3.4) | 2/71 | (2.8) | 1.000 | |||
| Year 03 | 2 | (0.8) | 0 | (0) | 3 | (1.1) | 1 | (1.6) | 5 | (1.9) | 1 | (1.6) | 10/269 | (3.7) | 2/62 | (3.2) | 1.000 | ||||
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↵3-1-150 Mean is of all subjects tested (technicians and support) at each hospital and time point.
