Table 2. Association between pesticide exposure and complete blood cell counts (n = 214).
| Group | Parameter (Unit) | Short term | Medium term | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| β1 (95% CI) | p-value | β2 (95% CI) | p-value | ||
| OSs | PDW (fL) | −0.38 (−0.68, −0.08)* | 0.01 | 0.01 (−0.04, 0.06) | 0.76 |
| Lym (109/L) | 0.03 (−0.41, 0.46) | 0.90 | 0.07 (0.00, 0.14)* | <0.05 | |
| ONs | Lym (109/L) | 0.58 (0.00, 1.15)* | <0.05 | −0.01 (−0.05, 0.03) | 0.55 |
| Hb (g/L) | 7.90 (−1.96, 17.75) | 0.12 | 0.66 (0.02, 1.30)* | 0.04 | |
| Hct (%) | 8.11 (4.51, 11.70)** | 0.00 | 0.20 (−0.02, 0.41) | 0.06 | |
| PYRs | PDW (fL) | −2.91 (−5.43, −0.39)* | 0.02 | 0.32 (0.02, 0.63)* | 0.04 |
| Others | Neu (109/L)b | 0.83 (0.19, 1.47)* | 0.01 | −0.08 (−0.35, 0.20) | 0.59 |
| Neup (%) | 5.71 (1.50, 9.92)** | <0.01 | −1.16 (−2.95, 0.63) | 0.20 | |
| Lym (109/L) | −0.32 (−0.62, −0.02)* | 0.03 | 0.12 (−0.01, 0.25) | 0.06 | |
| Lymp (%) | −5.37 (−9.34, −1.40)** | <0.01 | 1.23 (−0.45, 2.92) | 0.15 | |
The models were adjusted for age, sex, body mass index, smoking habit, alcohol consumption, and two province dummy variables for Guangdong and Jiangxi. The number of observations for Neu and Neup is 213 due to data non-availability of indices. CI: confidence interval.