Table 2.
Lung function measurements in GuLF STUDY home visit participants by oil spill response and clean-up exposures (n=7,775)
| FEV1, mL | FVC, mL | FEV1/FVC% | ||
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| n | Mean (SE)a | Mean (SE)a | Mean (SE)a | |
| Non-worker | 1481 | 3007 (26) | 3803 (30) | 79.17 (0.31) |
| Worker | 6294 | 3020 (23) | 3814 (27) | 79.26 (0.28) |
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| Job class among workersb | ||||
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| Support | 606 | 3110 (36) | 3872 (41) | 80.27 (0.42) |
| Land Clean-up | 1029 | 3039 (31) | 3840 (36) | 79.29 (0.37) |
| Decontamination | 1248 | 2991 (31) | 3788 (36) | 79.04 (0.37) |
| Water Clean-up | 920 | 3073 (33) | 3864 (38) | 79.65 (0.39) |
| Operations | 1298 | 3032 (31) | 3846 (36) | 79.01 (0.37) |
| Response | 1193 | 3063 (31) | 3858 (36) | 79.41 (0.37) |
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| Potential exposure to dispersant among workersc | ||||
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| No | 5242 | 3010 (23) | 3801 (27) | 79.25 (0.28) |
| Yes | 790 | 2992 (31) | 3786 (36) | 79.06 (0.37) |
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| Potential exposure to burning oil/gas among workersd | ||||
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| None | 5609 | 3049 (29) | 3848 (34) | 79.38 (0.34) |
| Low/Medium | 507 | 3058 (38) | 3858 (44) | 79.30 (0.45) |
| High | 68 | 2881 (75) | 3728 (87) | 77.74 (0.89) |
Abbreviations: GuLF STUDY, Gulf Long-Term Follow-up Study; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 second; FVC, forced vital capacity; mL, milliliters; SE, standard error
a
Adjusted for age, height, height2, race, gender, and ethnicity
b
Job class was hierarchical, starting with the highest class first (response)
c
n=262 missing due to unknown dispersant status
d
n=110 missing due to unknown burning oil/gas status