Table 2 Glycol ethers metabolites in urine of currently exposed and unexposed workers.
Metabolites (mg/g creatinine) | All (n = 98) | Currently non‐exposed (n = 53) | Currently exposed (n = 45) |
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Methoxyacetic acid | |||
Median | <DL | <DL | <DL |
Range | <DL –0.27 | <DL –0.24 | <DL –0.27 |
n>DL | n = 33 | n = 13 | n = 23 |
Ethoxyacetic acid | |||
Median | <DL | <DL | <DL |
Range | <DL –0.45 | <DL –0.38 | <DL –0.45 |
n>DL | n = 8 | n = 3 | n = 5 |
n‐Propoxyacetic acid | |||
Median | <DL | <DL | <DL |
Range | <DL –0.11 | <DL –0.10 | <DL –0.11 |
n>DL | n = 5 | n = 3 | n = 2 |
Butoxyacetic acid | |||
Median | 0.09 | 0.05 | 0.12 |
Range | <DL –0.61 | <DL –0.40 | <DL –0.61 |
n>DL | N = 66 | n = 27 | n = 39 |
Phenoxyacetic acid | |||
Median | <DL | <DL | <DL |
Range | <DL –2.66 | <DL –2.03 | <DL –2.66 |
n>DL | n = 42 | n = 22 | n = 20 |
2‐Methoxypropionic acid | |||
Median | 1.16 | 1.12 | 1.21 |
Range | <DL –5.14 | <DL –2.5 | <DL –5.14 |
n>DL | n = 98 | n = 53 | n = 45 |
DL, detection limits.