Table 3.
Median concentrations of peak urinary TCPy among adolescent applicators by self-reported work and hygiene responses
| N | Peak urinary TCPy (µg/g creatinine) Median (IQR) |
Pvalue | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hours worked in pesticide application today | ||||
| 2–3 | 4 | 65 | (2 682) | 0.10 |
| 4–5 | 22 | 1 650 | (2 938) | |
| Days worked in pesticide application over the past week | ||||
| 1–2 | 10 | 325 | (762) | 0.008 |
| 3 | 5 | 1,760 | (2,746) | |
| 4 | 4 | 2,013 | (2,429) | |
| 5–6 | 7 | 3,564 | (4,488) | |
| Using personal protective equipment when applying pesticides | ||||
| No | 25 | 905 | (2,526) | 0.32 |
| Yes | 1 | 3,564 | ||
| Time of bathing | ||||
| Immediately after work | 24 | 1,227 | (2,761) | 0.70 |
| Before going to bed | 2 | 2,844 | (4,914) | |
| Wearing clean clothing to work | ||||
| No | 7 | 2,914 | (4,490) | 0.11 |
| Yes | 19 | 720 | (2,171) | |
| Pesticide mixing | ||||
| Do not mix pesticides | 2 | 318 | (425) | 0.39 |
| A stick | 19 | 905 | (3,219) | |
| Hand | 5 | 1,749 | (1,917) | |
| Pesticide applied | ||||
| Chlorpyrifos | 19 | 1,550 | (3,035) | 0.28 |
| Other | 7 | 512 | (2,102) | |
Abbreviations: IQR, inter-quartile range.
Pvalues for differences in the distribution of peak urinary TCPy between groups were estimated using Kruskal-Wallis test.