Table 4

Significant predictors of naphthalene in personal air samples from fuel maintenance workers

EffectnEstimateSEp value
ROLE, job; PURPOSE, purpose of maintenance activity; STOREFOAM, foam storage location; TEMPERATURE, ambient temperature; CROSSVENT, presence of cross ventilation; TANKDIST, distance of the worker from the fuel tank.
Covariate levels are shown in italics.
Intercept1116.4000.551<0.0001
ROLE0.0006
    Entrant 79 0
    Attendant 25 −0.881 0.228 0.0002
    Other 7 −0.808 0.348 0.0223
PURPOSE0.0027
    Inspect 55 0
    Find leak 7 −1.233 0.330 0.0180
    Repair 30 −0.239 0.189 0.4073
    Other 19 −0.434 0.235 0.0678
STOREFOAM<0.0001
    Wing 43 −1.669 0.344 <0.0001
    Floor 2 −0.290 0.336 0.3898
    Enclosed 6 0
TEMPERATURE0.0354
    10–21°C 7 0.885 0.339 0.0104
    21–32°C 77 0.168 0.184 0.3657
    >32°C 27 0
CROSSVENT0.0293
    Yes 57 −0.347 0.157 0.0293
    No 54 0
TANKDIST0.0357
    Inside 64 0.981 0.408 0.0180
    <3 m 42 0.621 0.385 0.1102
    >3 m 5 0