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Occup Environ Med 59:338-344 doi:10.1136/oem.59.5.338
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Respiratory symptoms, lung function, and nasal cellularity in Indonesian wood workers: a dose-response analysis

Table 4

Results of multiple linear regression analysis including smoking, exposure to glue (possibly formaldehyde), duration of exposure, age, and current exposure (three categories) as independent variables for the lung function variables and nasal cellularity (in the outcomes (total adusted R2 or adjusted βs) a differentiation is made between male and female workers)

Years of exposure Current exposure
Lung function R2 β Adjusted R2 β Category I β Category II β Category III
*p<0.05; **p<0.01.
FEV1 (l):
    Men 0.341 −0.199* 0.353 0.079 0.177** 0.177*
    Women 0.248 −0.042 0.262 NS NS NS
FVC (l):
    Men 0.296 −0.115** 0.315 0.05 0.134 0.127
    Women 0.127 0.02 0.140 0.153 0.132 0.076
FEV1/FVC (%):
    Men 0.058 −0.140** 0.068 0.07 0.138 0.119
    Women 0.087 −0.073 0.100 −0.09 −0.01 −0.03
MEF (l/s):
    Men 0.083 −0.141** 0.090 0.028 0.095 0.050
    Women 0.055 −0.012 0.073 0.167 0.195 0.170
PEF (l/s):
    Men 0.121 −0.080 0.125 0.219** 0.191 0.143
    Women 0.063 0.022 0.097 0.290** 0.256** 0.234*
Resonance frequency:
    Men 0.068 0.053 0.099 −0.505* −0.538* −0.416*
    Women 0.113 0.072 0.123 −0.300** −0.294** −0.147
Average resistance (R):
    Men 0.061 −0.013 0.072 −0.220 −0.250 0.220**
    Women 0.037 −0.001 0.045 0.202 0.176 0.030
Reactance (X):
    Men 0.025 0.033 0.051 0.386* 0.453* 0.295*
    Women 0.100 −0.072 0.111 0.308** 0.256 0.177**
Frequency dependence:
    Men 0.010 −0.117 0.028 0.340** 0.330** 0.250**
    Women 0.029 −0.059 0.041 0.020 0.030 0.040

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