Table 3

 Relations between traffic density and the urinary 8-OHdG (μg/g creatinine) concentration in the toll station workers among non-smokers (n = 42)

Increase in 8-OHdGIncrease in log(8-OHdG)
UnadjustedAdjusted*UnadjustedAdjusted*
B95% CIB95% CIB95% CIB95% CI
*Adjusted for age, use of motorcycle, daily burning of incense, and wearing of mask.
Average exposure to cars (per 1000 vehicles/hour)4.16−15.64 to 23.969.32−11.59 to 30.230.20−1.05 to 1.450.38−0.55 to 1.30
Average exposure to trucks and buses (per 1000 vehicles/hour)19.15−8.11 to 46.4116.76−13.63 to 47.160.58−1.03 to 2.190.15−1.30 to 1.59
Cumulative exposure to cars (per 1000 vehicles)0.15−2.62 to 2.920.67−2.45 to 3.790.03−0.15 to 0.200.07−0.07 to 0.22
Cumulative exposure to trucks and buses (per 1000 vehicles)−0.09−0.82 to 0.647.10−7.16 to 21.35−0.09−0.824 to 0.640.13−0.50 to 0.76