Table 4
GEE analysis for cross shift changes in FEV1 over 18 month observation
| Model 1 | Model 2 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estimate (SE) | p value | Estimate (SE) | p value | |
| *Including either cough with phlegm or dry cough reported at three months. | ||||
| †Working mill at 3 and 12 months. | ||||
| ‡Endotoxin data measured at 3 months only. | ||||
| Intercept | 13.37 (15.09) | 0.37 | 13.21 (15.09) | 0.38 |
| Atopy | −23.39 (13.06) | 0.07 | −23.29 (12.93) | 0.07 |
| Symptoms* | −36.91 (16.47) | 0.02 | −37.02 (16.47) | 0.02 |
| Exposure to high dust | −19.89 (16.43) | 0.23 | −27.77 (19.30) | 0.15 |
| Log [IgE], log mg/dl | 3.84 (9.66) | 0.69 | 3.46 (9.59) | 0.71 |
| Mill 2 v mill 1† | −53.95 (14.84) | 0.000 | −56.56 (15.58) | 0.000 |
| Mill 3 v mill 1 | −33.98 (17.02) | 0.05 | −33.82 (17.01) | 0.05 |
| Exposure to high endotoxin‡ | 8.88 (11.26) | 0.45 | ||
