Table 2.
Measured parameters of Pb exposed workers.
| Parameter | Blood Lead Level Groups | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-19 µg/dl | 20-29 µg/dl | 30-49 µg/dl | |
| (n=18) | (n=8) | (n=3) | |
| BLL | 14.64±2.42 | 24.29±1.82 ** | 43.80±3.04 **,S |
| Neopterin | 164.69±38.74 | 187.59±38.31 | 268.08±19.26 * |
| Tryptophan | 65.39±10.59 | 63.67±17.49 | 53.16±6.07 * |
| Kynurenine | 2.57±0.46 | 2.69±0.71 | 3.44±1.20 |
| Kyn/Trp | 39.76±7.06 | 42.85±5.95 | 63.55±14.44 **,S |
| WBC | 6.90±1.63 | 6.75±1.66 | 6.53±1.86 |
| RBC | 5.11±0.45 | 4.98±0.49 | 5.14±0.84 |
| HGB | 15.55±1.20 | 15.76±1.74 | 15.33±2.22 |
| HCT | 45.04±3.11 | 45.48±4.72 | 43.77±6.76 |
| PLT | 200.61±39.07 | 208.13±33.86 | 197.67±48.76 |
| ALT | 25.69±11.56 | 18.00±4.08 * | 24.33±11.02 |
| AST | 24.28±7.02 | 20.13±3.60 | 19.33±5.51 |
| Creatinine | 0.73±0.17 | 0.71±0.14 | 0.97±0.32 |
| Data are given as mean±SD. Units are neopterin (nmol/l), tryptophan (µM), kynurenine (µM), Kyn/Trp (µmol/mmol), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) activities and white blood cell (WBC), red blood cell (RBC), haemoglobin (HGB), hematocrit (HCT), platelet (PLT) *p<0.05 vs 10-19 µg/dl**p<0.01 vs 10-19 µg/dlSp<0.05 20-29 µg/dl | |||