Laboratory animal allergens in mattress dust
| Animal workers | Controls | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| MUA, mouse urinary allergen; MUP, mouse urinary protein; RUA, rat urinary allergen. | |||
| All values are expressed in nanograms of animal urinary protien equivalent per hour and allergen values are represented by their geometric means and 95% CIs, unless otherwise specified. | |||
| Comparison was carried out with Student’s t test. | |||
| Collected dust (g, median, range) | 0.5 (0.2–1.5) | 0.9 (0.3–2.0) | 0.033 |
| Total collected RUA (ng eq) | 18.9 (9.6 to 37.2) | 5.9 (3.8 to 9.2) | 0.008 |
| RUA/g dust (ng eq/g) | 39.3 (19.8 to 78.0) | 7.6 (4.7 to 12.2) | <0.001 |
| Total collected MUA (ng eq) | 14.2 (5.3 to 37.7) | 6.9 (3.2 to 14.7) | 0.251 |
| MUA/g dust (ng eq/g) | 29.5 (11.7 to 74.6) | 8.8 (4.6 to 16.8) | 0.041 |
| Total collected MUP8 (ng eq) | 14.9 (5.8 to 38.3) | 4.4 (1.4 to 14.1) | 0.116 |
| MUP8/g dust (ng eq/g) | 30.9 (12.8 to 74.8) | 5.6 (2.0 to 16.0) | 0.019 |