Geometric means (GM), minimum to maximum (min-max), and 95% CI of group difference (ED–GW) for salivary IgA and lysozyme of emergency department (ED) and general ward (GW) nurses
| ED nurse (n=82) | GW nurse (n=50) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Biomarkers | GM | Min-max | GM | Min-max | ED–GW 95% CI | p* | Adjusted p** |
| *p value was calculated using two sampled tests. | |||||||
| **Adjusted p was calculated using general linear model to adjust for marital status and working experience (years). | |||||||
| †Significant after Bonferroni correction. | |||||||
| IgA | |||||||
| Concentration (μg/ml) | 148.5 | 52.93–40 7.95 | 200.9 | 54.28–49 5.90 | −95.66 to −23.61 | 0.002† | 0.002† |
| Secretion rate (μg/min) | 49.1 | 5.38–247.67 | 68.2 | 29.84–220.13 | −28.75 to −0.71 | 0.001† | 0.038 |
| Lysozyme | |||||||
| Concentration (μg/ml) | 62.4 | 12.92–307.45 | 101.9 | 16.19–258.62 | −59.74 to −16.72 | 0.000† | 0.000† |
| Secretion rate (μg/min) | 20.0 | 3.36–116.08 | 30.5 | 4.63–117.04 | −21.56 to −3.90 | 0.003† | 0.012† |