Table 2.
Spearman correlations (rS) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) of CC16 concentrations pre- and post-shift in never smokers
| Pre-shift CC16 [ng/mL] | Post-shift CC16 [ng/mL] | CC16 [ng/mL] (post–pre) | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| rS | 95% CI | p value | rS | 95% CI | p value | rS | 95% CI | p value | ||||
| Post-shift CC16 [ng/mL] | 0.76 | 0.71 | 0.81 | < 0.0001 | ||||||||
| Age [years] | 0.03 | − 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.6546 | 0.07 | − 0.06 | 0.20 | 0.2871 | 0.02 | − 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.7112 |
| Weight [kg] | 0.06 | − 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.3775 | 0.07 | − 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.3071 | 0.09 | − 0.04 | 0.22 | 0.1612 |
| Body height [cm] | 0.03 | − 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.5973 | 0.01 | − 0.12 | 0.13 | 0.9276 | 0.02 | − 0.10 | 0.15 | 0.7231 |
| Duration of employment [years] | 0.04 | − 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.5752 | 0.04 | − 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.5690 | − 0.03 | − 0.16 | 0.10 | 0.6571 |
| Pre-shift creatinine [mg/dl] | 0.01 | − 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.8805 | − 0.09 | − 0.21 | 0.04 | 0.1897 | ||||
| Post-shift creatinine [mg/dl] | − 0.02 | − 0.15 | 0.11 | 0.7435 | − 0.15 | − 0.27 | − 0.03 | 0.0183 | ||||
| NO exposure (8-h mean) [ppm] | 0.02 | − 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.8140 | 0.05 | − 0.07 | 0.18 | 0.4047 | 0.03 | − 0.09 | 0.16 | 0.5970 |
| NO exposure (15-min peak) [ppm] | 0.01 | − 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.8533 | 0.08 | − 0.04 | 0.21 | 0.1962 | 0.07 | − 0.06 | 0.19 | 0.3153 |
| NO2 exposure (8-h mean) [ppm] | − 0.05 | − 0.18 | 0.08 | 0.4620 | − 0.03 | − 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.7034 | 0.03 | − 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.6124 |
| NO2 exposure (15-min peak) [ppm] | − 0.09 | − 0.21 | 0.04 | 0.1752 | − 0.07 | − 0.20 | 0.06 | 0.2679 | 0.02 | − 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.7980 |
| CO exposure (8-h mean) [ppm] | − 0.01 | − 0.14 | 0.11 | 0.8299 | 0.03 | − 0.10 | 0.16 | 0.6569 | 0.04 | − 0.08 | 0.17 | 0.5024 |
| CO exposure (15-min peak) [ppm] | − 0.02 | − 0.15 | 0.10 | 0.7109 | 0.05 | − 0.08 | 0.18 | 0.4425 | 0.09 | − 0.04 | 0.22 | 0.1594 |
| EC-DPM exposure (8-h mean) [mg/m3] | 0.00 | − 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.9606 | 0.05 | − 0.08 | 0.18 | 0.4380 | 0.05 | − 0.08 | 0.18 | 0.4509 |
| Pre-shift carboxyhemoglobin [%] | 0.04 | − 0.09 | 0.17 | 0.5498 | − 0.09 | − 0.22 | 0.04 | 0.1639 | ||||
| Post-shift carboxyhemoglobin [%] | − 0.01 | − 0.13 | 0.12 | 0.9105 | − 0.13 | − 0.25 | 0.00 | 0.0538 | ||||
Values shown in bold indicate statistical significance at the p < 0.05 level