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. 2011 Mar 22;55(6):620–633. doi: 10.1093/annhyg/mer008

Table 4.

Multiple linear regression models for captan in air, hand rinse, thigh patch, and forearm patch samples: kilogram of captan a.i. applied included as the measure of application size

Dependent variable n β SE P-value Factora
Air: ln(captan, μg m−3) 136
    Intercept 0.08075 0.6376 0.90
    Ln(captan a.i. applied, kg) 0.5356 0.08908 <0.0001 1.7
    Captan formulation (WP/liquid = ref.) 3.0697 0.6345 <0.0001 22
Hand: ln(captan, μg) 138
    Intercept 6.5126 0.3026 <0.0001
    Ln(captan a.i. applied, kg) 0.4883 0.09940 <0.0001 1.6
    Wore CR gloves—mixing (Y/N = ref.) −1.4803 0.3631 0.0001 0.23
R. thigh: ln(captan, μg) 136
    Intercept 2.2940 0.9288 0.016
    Ln(captan a.i. applied, kg) 0.6183 0.1256 <0.0001 1.9
    Wore coverall/suit—mixing (Y/N = ref.) −1.3838 0.3919 0.0007 0.25
    Wore CR gloves—applying (Y/N = ref.) −1.400 0.4991 0.015 0.32
    Captan formulation (WP/liquid = ref.) 2.6361 0.9516 0.0071 14
L. thigh: ln(captan, μg) 134
    Intercept –2.6613 2.0842 0.2058
    Ln(captan a.i. applied, kg) 0.6078 0.1681 0.0006 1.8
    Wore coverall/suit—mixing (Y/N = ref.) −2.1989 0.4905 <0.0001 0.11
    Captan formulation (WP/liquid = ref.) 2.8703 1.0235 0.0065 18
    Age, years 0.06542 0.02657 0.016 1.1
    Repair (Y/N = ref.) 1.1285 0.4488 0.0142 3.1
R. forearm: ln(captan, μg) 137
    Intercept 2.5367 0.6501 0.0002
    Ln(captan a.i. applied, kg) 0.5599 0.1172 <0.0001 1.8
    Wore coverall/suit—mixing (Y/N = ref.) −1.4281 0.4032 0.0007 0.24
    Captan formulation (WP/liquid = ref.) 1.7532 0.6614 0.0099 5.8
    Repair (Y/N = ref.) 0.9341 0.3946 0.0207 2.5
L. forearm: ln(captan, μg) 138
    Intercept 3.8769 0.4423 <0.0001
    Ln(captan a.i. applied, kg) 0.5940 0.1365 <0.0001 1.8
    Wore CR gloves—mixing (Y/N = ref.) −1.6996 0.4914 0.0009 0.18
    Washed hands after mixing (Y/N = ref.) −1.1111 0.3982 0.0068 0.33
    Additive used (Y/N = ref.) 1.4087 0.5285 0.0095 4.1
    Repair (Y/N = ref.) 0.8945 0.3436 0.0112 2.4

R, right; L, left; ref., referent; WP, wettable powder.

a

exp(β). Dichotomous variable: multiplicative factor by which captan exposure increases or decreases from reference condition. Continuous variable: multiplicative factor by which captan exposure increases (or decreases) when variable (e.g. kilogram of captan a.i) increases (or decreases) by a multiplicative factor of e (i.e. 1.7).