Mean effects (95% CI)* of welding fume exposure on baseline to 24 hours post-baseline changes in levels of systemic inflammatory markers
| Crude model | Adjusted model† | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| *To account for repeated measurements, mean (95% CI) changes across the workday were calculated using mixed models. | ||||
| †Models adjusted for centred age and smoking status. | ||||
| ‡p<0.05. | ||||
| C-reactive protein, mg/l | 0.95‡ | (0.23 to 1.67) | 0.90‡ | (0.17 to 1.64) |
| Fibrinogen, mg/dl | −21 | (−60 to 17) | −22 | (−63 to 18) |
| White blood cells, ×103/μl | 0.5 | (−1.0 to 2.0) | 0.5 | (−1.0 to 2.0) |
| Absolute neutrophils, ×103/μl | 0.7 | (−0.7 to 2.1) | 0.7 | (−0.7 to 2.2) |
| Relative neutrophils, % | 2 | (−7 to 11) | 2 | (−8 to 11) |