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FT3 (pmol/l) |
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| Spring n = 121 |
Fall n = 78 |
Spring n = 120 |
Fall n = 86 |
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| Exposure groups |
Mean (95%CI) |
Mean (95%CI) |
Mean (95%CI) |
Mean (95%CI) |
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| Low spraying load < 7.2 |
2.01 (1.93;2.10) |
2.16 (2.01;2.31) |
5.81 (5.57;6.05) |
6.77 (6.2;7.35)a |
| High spraying load ≥ 7.2 |
2.08 (2.00;2.17) |
2.18 (2.05;2.30) |
6.07 (5.83;6.31) |
6.28 (5.76;6.80) |
| Spraying hours pr year < 40 |
2.03 (1.95;2.10) |
2.14 (2.01;2.28) |
5.96 (5.73;6.19) |
6.47 (5.93;7.01) |
| Spraying hours pr year ≥ 40 |
2.04 (1.97;2.12) |
2.19 (2.05;2.32) |
5.93 (5.71;6.15) |
6.53 (5.99;7.07) |
| Uses gloves always |
2.02 (1.88;2.15) |
2.21 (1.96;2.45) |
6.02 (5.63;6.41) |
6.76 (5.81;7.72) |
| Uses gloves sometimes |
2.06 (1.97;2.14) |
2.23 (2.07;2.38) |
5.90 (5.65;6.15) |
6.52 (5.85;7.18) |
| Uses gloves never |
2.04 (1.96;2.12) |
2.10 (1.97;2.24) |
5.95 (5.70;6.19) |
6.40 (5.85;6.95) |
| Exposure up to 8 years |
2.02(1.94;2.10) |
2.18 (2.02;2.33) |
6.05 (5.82;6.29) |
6.39 (5.77;7.00) |
| Exposure more than 8 years |
2.05 (1.97;2.12) |
2.16 (2.04;2.28) |
5.85 (5.63;6.06) |
6.57 (6.08;7.06)a |
| Job task low exposure |
1.97 (1.88;2.06) |
2.20 (2.06;2.35)a |
5.79 (5.52;6.05) |
6.41 (5.81;7.01)a |
| Job task medium exposure |
2.06 (1.98;2.13) |
2.14 (2.00;2.27) |
6.09 (5.87;6.31) |
6.44 (5.88;7.00) |
| Job task high exposure |
2.16 (1.99;2.32) |
2.14 (1.82;2.46) |
5.78 (5.30;6.26) |
6.99 (5.92;8.06) |
| All |
2.04 (1.98;2.09) |
2.17 (2.07;2.26)a |
5.94 (5.78;6.10) |
6.50 (6.12;6.87)a |
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a) Difference in the fall sample from the spring sample in a longitudinal analysis (p < 0.05). | ||||
Toft et al. Environmental Health: A Global Access Science Source 2006 5:32 doi:10.1186/1476-069X-5-32 |
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