Table 1.
Characteristic | Exposed (N = 43) | Control (N = 51) | P value |
---|---|---|---|
Age, years (Mean ± SD) | 31.3±5.9 | 29.6±7.0 | 0.25 |
Sex (%) | |||
Male | 37 (86.0) | 44 (86.3) | 1.00 |
Female | 6 (14.0) | 7 (13.7) | |
Current smoking status (%) | |||
No | 25 (58.1) | 28 (54.9) | 0.84 |
Yes | 18 (41.9) | 23 (45.1) | |
Current alcohol consumption (%) | |||
No | 32 (74.4) | 30 (58.8) | 0.13 |
Yes | 11 (25.6) | 21 (41.2) | |
Recent infections (%) | |||
No | 26 (60.5) | 36 (70.6) | 0.38 |
Yes | 17 (39.5) | 15 (29.4) | |
Recent use of medication (%) | |||
No | 17 (58.6) | 16 (64.0) | 0.78 |
Yes | 12 (41.4) | 9 (36.0) | |
BMI, kg/m2 (Mean ± SD) | 21.5±2.5 | 22.2±3.2 | 0.37 |
FA exposure, ppm (Median (IQR) [min, 10th, 90th percentile, max]) | 1.28 (1.1) [0.32, 0.65, 2.47, 5.61] | 0.026 (0.012) [0.015, 0.015, 0.026, 0.026] | NA |
BMI, body mass index; FA, formaldehyde; SD, standard deviation.
a P values were obtained from Fisher’s exact test for categorical variables and Wilcoxon rank sum test for continuous variables.