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. 2018 Mar 27;17:29. doi: 10.1186/s12940-018-0375-0

Table 4.

Differences of post-working relative mtDNAcn and TL in three occupational groups

Post-working mtDNAcn Post-working TL
Partly adjusteda Fully adjustedb Partly adjusteda Fully adjustedb
Occupational groups β (95% CI) p β (95% CI) p β (95% CI) p β (95% CI) p
Conventional asphalt 0.14 (0.076, 0.20) < 0.001 0.21 (0.13, 0.29) < 0.001 −0.029 (− 0.10, 0.046) 0.45 − 0.017 (− 0.12, 0.085) 0.74
CRM asphalt 0.084 (0.0018, 0.17) 0.045 0.13 (0.033, 0.24) 0.010 0.045 (−0.054, 0.14) 0.37 0.064 (−0.065, 0.19) 0.33
Controls 0 0 0 0
All asphalt workers 0.12 (0.065, 0.18) < 0.001 0.20 (0.12, 0.28) < 0.001 −0.0084 (− 0.079, 0.062) 0.82 0.0011 (− 0.098, 0.10) 0.98
Controls 0 0 0 0

aPartly adjusted linear regression model: only adjusted for age

bFully adjusted linear regression model: adjusted for age, BMI, smoking and snus status, cigarette pack-year and investigation season