Table 5

Percentage change in response to objective tests after two hours exposure to 150 ppm 2-propanol (2P)*

	0 h after exposure							3 h after exposure
	Women (n=28)			Men (n=28)				Women (n=28)			Men (n=28)
Test	Clean air	2P	p value, 2P v clean air†	Clean air	2P	p value, 2P v clean air†	p value, women v men‡	Clean air	2P	p value, 2P v clean air†	Clean air	2P	p value, 2P v clean air†	p value, women v men‡
*Calculated as the percentage change at 0 h and 3 h after exposure, respectively, compared to before exposure.
†Student’s paired t test, p value only given when <0.1.
‡Student’s t test, p value only given when <0.1.
§One male with congenital colour blindness excluded.
¶n.a., not analysed.
Colour confusion index§	0.22	1.31	–	1.79	5.97	–	–	−2.63	9.49	–	−1.47	4.57	–	–
Pulmonary function
VC	0.12	−0.20	–	−0.48	−0.03	–	–	−0.18	−0.91	–	−0.79	−0.49	–	–
FVC	0.82	−0.58	–	−0.43	−0.52	–	–	−0.06	−1.40	–	−0.38	−0.31	–	–
FEV₁	0.55	−0.03	–	0.54	−0.37	–	–	−0.53	−1.44	–	−0.13	−0.29	–	–
FEV₁/VC	0.41	0.20	–	1.12	−0.04	–	–	−0.44	−0.54	–	0.76	0.23	–	–
FEV₁/FVC	−0.22	0.66	–	0.46	0.11	–	–	−0.34	0.00	–	−0.20	0.05	–	–
FEF₂₅	1.08	1.58	–	2.08	0.18	–	–	−0.19	−0.38	–	1.82	−1.12	–	–
FEF₅₀	1.92	0.43	–	1.63	−1.17	–	–	1.12	−1.46	–	1.21	−0.81	–	–
FEF₇₅	−0.39	4.01	–	1.64	1.55	–	–	−5.53	−0.68	–	−2.26	1.64	–	–
PEF	−1.29	−0.17	–	−0.44	−0.75	–	–	−1.15	0.81	–	−0.66	−1.61	–	–
DL_CO	1.37	1.74	–	1.94	6.04	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
Nasal acoustic rhinometry
Minimal cross sectional area	−3.45	−6.60	–	−3.34	0.93	–	–	−7.48	−8.30	–	−3.39	−0.40	–	–
Volume	−5.34	−9.98	–	−10.0	−7.00	–	0.09	−9.24	−12.0	–	−9.55	−6.09	–	–
Inflammatory markers in nasal lavage
Lysozyme	n.a.¶	n.a.		n.a.	n.a.			32.4	35.4	–	17.3	12.7	–	–
Eosinophilic cationic protein	n.a.	n.a.		n.a.	n.a.			0.95	4.21	–	−1.32	−20.3	–	–
Myeloperoxidase	n.a.	n.a.		n.a.	n.a.			4.62	49.8	–	−1.55	0.63	–	–
Albumin	n.a.	n.a.		n.a.	n.a.			1.70	20.69	–	7.11	−4.54	–	–