5 Year longitudinal time analysis of follow up for the team technician cohort (ANOVA time analysis)
| Variable | 1993 | 1995 | 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | ANOVA p value | |
| Liver function tests: | |||||||
| Alkaline phosphatase (U/l) | 74 (16) | 78 (16) | 77 (18) | 78 (17) | 78 (19) | 0.770 | |
| (n=35) | (n=34) | (n=34) | (n=34) | (n=35) | |||
| Aspartate aminotransferase (U/l) | 26 (11) | 25 (13) | 29 (13) | 24 (7) | 27 (16) | 0.560 | |
| (n=35) | (n=34) | (n=34) | (n=34) | (n=35) | |||
| Alanine aminotransferase(U/l) | 24 (8) | 26 (8) | 28 (17) | 27 (14) | 28 (14) | 0.571 | |
| (n=35) | (n=34) | (n=34) | (n=34) | (n=35) | |||
| Renal function tests: | |||||||
| Blood urea nitrogen (mmol/l)9-150 | 6.0 (1.1) | 5.7 (1.4) | 6.0 (1.4) | 5.7 (1.4) | 6.0 (1.8) | 0.886 | |
| (n=35) | (n=34) | (n=34) | (n=34) | (n=35) | |||
| Creatinine (μmol/l)9-151 | 114 (8.8) | 114 (8.8) | 106 (8.8) | 106 (18) | 97 (8.8) | 0.000 | |
| (n=35) | (n=34) | (n=34) | (n=34) | (n=35) | |||
| Haematological variables: | |||||||
| White blood cells (×109/l) | 7.1 (1.6) | 6.3 (1.6) | 6.7 (1.6) | 6.8 (1.5) | 6.5 (1.4) | 0.237 | |
| (n=35) | (n=34) | (n=34) | (n=34) | (n=35) | |||
| Packed cell volume (fraction) | 0.45 (0.02) | 0.45 (0.03) | 0.45 (0.02) | 0.45 (0.02) | 0.44 (0.02) | 0.164 | |
| (n=35) | (n=34) | (n=34) | (n=34) | (n=35) | |||
| Platelet count (×109/l) | 237 (42) | 247 (54) | 242 (48) | 220 (44) | 210 (40) | 0.004 | |
| (n=35) | (n=33) | (n=34) | (n=34) | (n=35) | |||